Yesterday I rode a bicycle.

Did he play the piano yesterday?

Yes, he did.

Did they dance yesterday?

Yes, they did.

Did she travel last week?

No, she didnt.

Did you work last week?

No, we didnt.

Did he play the piano yesterday? Did they dance yesterday? Did she travel last week? Did you work last week? The examples above are: a) yes/no questions b) wh-questions

What do the questions above have in common?

a) they have DID as a past simple auxiliary verb. b) they have DO as a past simple auxiliary verb. c) they have DOES as a past simple auxiliary verb.

What happened to the verbs in these questions? a) they are in the past simple. b) they are in the base form.

Did they swim two weeks ago? Yes, they did.

Did you ride your bikes two weeks ago? Yes, we did.

Did she go to school yesterday afternoon?

No, she didnt.

Did you play soccer yesterday afternoon?

No, I didnt.
Which verb tense are we talking about? c past a) present b) future c)

Did they swim two weeks ago? Did you ride your bikes two weeks ago? Did she go to school yesterday afternoon? Did you play soccer yesterday afternoon? The examples above are: a) yes/no questions b) wh-questions
What do the questions above have in common?

a) they have DID as a past simple auxiliary verb. b) they have DO as a past simple auxiliary verb. c) they have DOES as a past simple auxiliary verb.

What happened to the verbs in these questions? a) they are in the past simple. b) they are in the base form. c

Yes, I did. Yes, you did. Yes, she did. Yes, he did. Yes, it did. Yes, we did. Yes, they did. Are these answers affirmative or negative? They are affirmative. No, I didnt. No, you didnt. No, she didnt. No, he didnt. No, it didnt. No, we didnt. No, they didnt.

What kind of asnwers are they? c a)yes/no answers b)wh-answers

Are these answers affirmative or negative? They are negative.

Words related to PAST:

week weekend month year Sunday Monday

LAST

Two years Three weeks Some minutes One hour Ten months

AGO

in

1999 2001 2011

yesterday

morning afternoon evening

auxiliary verb in the past simple

Did Did Did Did

subject

verb in the base form

play watch go talk to soccer? on TV? home? her?

yes/no answers
Yes, I did. No, he didnt. Yes, they did. No, she didnt.

you he they she

Did

you

do

that?

Yes, I did.

The verb goes to base form We use DID as an auxiliary verb in the Past Simple

Make YES/NO QUESTIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE and answer the questions, too. (Follow the example) Did she see 1) ____________ (she/see) you last week? (yes) Yes, she did. Did you meet (you/meet) your father yesterday? (yes) Yes, I did. 2) ____________ Did we go 3) ____________ (we/go) to Spain in July? (no) No, you didnt. Did it snow 4) ____________ (it/snow) last winter? (yes) Yes, it did. Did they stay (they/stay in) last night? (no) No, they didnt. 5) ____________ Did Julie watch (Julie/watch) a film on Saturday? (no) No, she didnt. 6) ____________ 7) ____________ Did Lucy pass (Lucy/pass) the exam? (no) No, she didnt. Did you have (you/have) fun at the party? (yes) Yes, I did. 8) ____________ Did I close 9) ____________ (I/close) the door? (no) No, you didnt. Sally and Victoria go (Sally and Victoria/go) to a caf at 12 pm? (yes) 10) Did __________________ Did we meet (we/meet) in 1997? (yes) Yes, you did. 11) ____________ Yes, they did. Did the film start 12) _________________ (the film/start) on time? (no) No, it didnt. Did they cook (they/cook) dinner? (yes) Yes, they did. 13) ____________ Did it rain 14) ____________ (it/rain) a lot on your holiday? (yes) Yes, it did. Did you watch (you/watch) TV last night? (yes) Yes, I did. 15) ____________ Did I leave 16) ____________ (I/leave) my bag in the taxi? (no) No, you didnt. Did he play 17) ____________ (he/play) sport when he was a child? (yes) Yes, he did. Did you buy 18) ____________(you/buy) anything today? (no) No, I didnt.

Teacher: Did you play the guitar yesterday? Student 1: No, I didnt. I cooked yesterday. Did you cook yesterday? Student 2: No, I didnt. I...
Play the piano Ride a bike Go to the cinema Do my homework Visit my friends Have a shower Paint my house Read a book Watch TV Travel to Paris Use my computer Wash my car Talk on the phone Have dinner Go to a hairdresser Access the internet Study English Go to a museum Swim in the river Go to church Dance Go to school Write a book Iron my clothes

He played the piano yesterday.

He didnt dance yesterday.

They danced yesterday.

They didnt play the piano.

She worked last week. She didnt travel to Canada last week.

We traveled to Canada last week.

We didnt work last week.

He didnt dance yesterday. They didnt play the piano yesterday. She didnt travel to Canada last week. We didnt work last week. What type of sentences are they? a) yes/no question b) c negative Which verb tense are we talking about? a) future b) present

c) affirmative

c past c)

Which auxiliary verb do we have to use to form a negative sentence in the past? a) do + not = dont b) does + not = doesnt c did + not = didnt c)
What happened to the verbs in these sentences? a) they are in the past simple. b) c they are in the base form.

They swam two weeks ago. They didnt ride their bikes two weeks ago.

We rode our bikes two weeks ago. We didnt swim two weeks ago.

She took a nap yesterday afternoon. She didnt have a shower yesterday afternoon.

I had a shower yesterday afternoon. I didnt take a nap yesterday afternoon.

They didnt ride their bike two weeks ago. They didnt swim two weeks ago. She didnt have a shower yesterday aftenoon. I didnt take a nap yesterday afternoon. What type of sentences are they? a) yes/no question b) c negative Which verb tense are we talking about? a) future b) present

c) affirmative

c past c)

Which auxiliary verb do we have to use to form a negative sentence in the past? a) do + not = dont b) does + not = doesnt c did + not = didnt c)
What happened to the verbs in these sentences? a) they are in the past simple. b) c they are in the base form.

affirmative sentence

I watched a lot of movies last Saturday night.

In an affirmative sentence the verb must be in the PAST SIMPLE TENSE

In a negative sentence the verb must be in the BASE FORM VERB

I didnt watch a lot of movies last Saturday night.

negative sentence

Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

1. They collected postcards. They didnt collect postcards. 2. You jumped high. You didnt jump high. 3. Albert played squash. Albert didnt play squash. 4. The teacher tested our English. The teacher didnt test our English. 5. Fiona visited her grandmother. Fiona didnt visit her grandmother. 6. He washed the car. He didnt wash the car. 7. You swam in the river. You didnt swim in the river. 8. He had a computer. He didnt have a computer. 9. I bought bread. I didnt buy bread. 10. You saw the house. You didnt see the house.