questions in the past simple

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Questions and negations in the past simple

-At the end of this lesson I know how to ask questions in the past simple

-At the end of this lesson I know how to make negations in the past simple

Questions - Past Simple: to be

to be = was/were

Start the sentence with was/were/ would/ could

She could read that book --> Could she read that book

She was the star of the week. --> Was she the star of the week?

You were enemies back then. --> Were you enemies back then?

Harold was king. --> Was Harold king? 

The dogs were mean. --> Were the dogs mean?

Questions in the Past Simple

RULE:

Did + subject + verb (go, see, take...)

Examples:

He heard a noise yesterday. --> Did he hear a noise yesterday.

They played in that film. --> Did they play in that film?

We bought a new caravan. --> Did we buy a new caravan?

Gracie kissed her cat. --> Did Gracie kiss her cat?

 Past Simple negative: to be. 

Put not/n't after was/were. 

Examples:

Karin was at school. --> Karin wasn't at school.

The horses were afraid. --> The horses weren't afraid.

The hotel was dirty. --> The hotel wasn't dirty. 

The drinks were for free. --> The drinks weren't for free. 

Past Simple Negative

RULE: 

Subject + DID NOT (DIDN'T) + verb (do, go, take...)

Examples:

He listened to me. --> He did not (didn't) listen to me. 

They took the bus home. --> They didn't take the bus home.

She wrote a song. --> She didn't write a song. 

The kids ran fast. --> The kids didn't run fast. 

Make this sentence negative.
The girls were at school.

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Make this sentence negative.
The girl was at school.

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