questions and negations - past simple
- 3 rules for making questions and negations in the past
- 1: was/were and auxiliary verbs are put at the beginning of a sentence: I was late for the party - Was I late for the party?
- 2: was/were and auxiliary verbs + not for negations: I was late for the party - I was not late for the party.
- 3: for all other verbs you use "did" in the past for questions: I enjoyed reading that book - Did you enjoy reading that book?
- 4: for all other verbs you use "did" combined with not for negations: I enjoyed reading that book - I did not enjoy reading that book.