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SIMPLE PAST TENSE – YES / NO QUESTIONS

Did + Subject + Verb (Base form) + Complement +?

I Yes, you did / No, you didn’t

you Yes, I did / No, I didn’t

he Yes, he did / No, he didn’t

Did she go to the party? Yes, she did / No, she didn’t

it Yes, it did / No, it didn’t

we Yes, we did / No, we didn’t

they Yes, they did / No, they didn’t

Examples:

VERB (BASE FORM) YES/ NO QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

Yes, you did.

Play Did I play well?
No, you didn’t.

Yes, I did.
Study Did you study English?
No, I didn’t.

Yes, he did.
Read Did he read a book?
No, he didn’t.

Yes, she did.

Watch Did she watch tv?
No, she didn’t.
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Yes, it did.
Rain Did it rain?
No, it didn’t.

Did we buy tickets for the Yes, we did.

Buy
concert? No, we didn’t.

Yes, they did.

Swim Did they swim in the pool?
No, they didn’t.

EXERCISES
Write the Yes/ No Questions and the possible short answers.

1) (I/see) you last week?

2) (you/meet) your father yesterday?

3) (we/go) to Spain in July?

4) (it/snow) last winter?

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5) (Julie/watch) a film on Saturday?

6) (Lucy/pass) the exam?

7) (you/have) fun at the party?

8) (Sally and Victoria/go) to a cafe at lunchtime?

9) (we/meet) in 1997?

10) (the film/start) on time?