Past simple tense: questions and negatives

Past simple tense: questions and negatives

by Marija Savić

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​лекција за 5. разред основне школе

питања са WAS / WERE

WAS / WERE су другачији када треба да правимо питања у простом прошлом времену јер уз њих НЕ КОРИСТИМО DID већ инверзију (замену места субјекта и предиката).​

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​Нпр.​

I was here.

​Did I be here? INCORRECT

Was I here?

I was here.

питања са WAS / WERE

WAS / WERE су другачији када треба да правимо питања у простом прошлом времену јер уз њих НЕ КОРИСТИМО DID већ инверзију (замену места субјекта и предиката).​

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​Нпр.​

You were at school yesterday.

Did you be at school yesterday? INCORRECT

Were you at school yesterday?

You were at school yesterday.

питања са DID

Када је главни глагол у реченици, DID се понаша као остали глаголи.

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​Нпр.

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We DID our homework at school.

DID we DO our homework at school?

We didn’t DO our homework at school.

​Let's practice!

I asked her about the test.​

Did I ask her about the test?

I didn’t ask her about the test.

Yesterday I played football with my friends.

Did I play football with my friends yesterday?

I didn’t play football with my friends yesterday.

Did she stay home?

She stayed home.

She didn’t stay home. / She did not stay home.

Did we enjoy a fun evening at home?

We enjoyed a fun evening at home.

We didn’t enjoy a fun evening at home.

Did I need a new jacket?

I needed a new jacket.

​I didn't need a new jacket. / I did not need a new jacket.

My sister wasn’t at school last week.

My sister was at school last week.

Was my sister at school last week?

My parents didn’t arrive home last night.

My parents arrived home last night.

Did my parents arrive home last night?

The teacher didn’t close the book.

The teacher closed the book.

Did the teacher close the book?

My brother used his new computer to do his homework.

Did my brother use his new computer to do his homework?

My brother didn’t use his new computer to do his homework.

The teacher smiled at us.

Did the teacher smile at us?

The teacher didn’t smile at us.

We tried to do this.

Did we try to do this?

We didn’t try to do this.

My best friend studied for our biology test.

Did my best friend study for her biology test?

My best friend didn’t study for our biology test.

Did I tidy my room?

I tidied my room.

I didn’t tidy my room.

My friend copied my homework.

Did my friend copy my homework?

My friend didn’t copy my homework.

I didn’t cry because my belly hurt.

I cried because my belly hurt.

Did I cry because my belly hurt?

My friends and I weren’t at the cinema last night.

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My friends and I were at the cinema last night.

Were my friends and I at the cinema last night?

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The bus stopped in front of the school.

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Did the bus stop in front of the school? The bus didn’t stop in front of the school.

Did the teacher drop a pen?

The teacher dropped a pen.

The teacher didn’t drop a pen.

Did I trip on a rock?

I tripped on a rock.

I didn’t trip on a rock.

We didn’t travel to the Seychelles last summer.

We travelled to the Seychelles last summer.

Did we travel to the Seychelles last summer?