Negative form and questions
■ We use did in past simple negatives and questions:
■ do/does (present) -> did (past): - I don't watch television very often. - I didn't watch television yesterday. - Does she often go out? - Did she go out last night? ■ We use did/didn't + infinitive (watch/clean/do etc.): I watched but I didn't watch (not 'I didn't watched1) he went but did he go? (not 'did he went?1) - I played tennis yesterday but I didn't win. - Don didn't have breakfast this morning, (not 'Don hadn't breakfast') - They went to the cinema but they didn't enjoy the film. - We didn't do much work yesterday.
Exercise 4. Make the following positive sentences negative. Example: She spoke to me at the party. — She didn't speak to me at the party. He had to find a new job. — He didn't have to find a new job.
■ Note the word order in questions with did: did + subject + infinitive
■ short answers
- 'Did you see Joe yesterday?' 'No, I didn't.' - 'Did it rain on Sunday?' 'Yes,it did.' - 'Did Helen come to the party?' 'No, she didn't.' - 'Did your friends have a good holiday?' 'Yes, they did. '.
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