Simple Past

Negative form and

Yes/No questions using did
 Melissa cooked lasagna last night, but
she didn´t make any dessert.

When using the negative

form, the verb MUST be in
the base form.
 Did + Subject + Verb + Complement… ?
base form

• cried a lot when you were a baby.

• studied for tests in elementary school.

• licked your fingers.

• wrote on the walls of your house.

• shared your toys.

 Exercise
1 _____ (be) there any computers sixty years ago?
No, there ______.

2 _____ you ______ (come) to school by bus yesterday?

Yes, I ____.

3 ____ you _______ (listen) to the radio last night?

No, I _______.

4 ____ (be) there any chewing gum thirty years ago?

Yes, there ________.

 Information Questions

The boy played baseball when he was ten years old.

What ?

What did he play when he was ten years old?

WH question + auxiliary + subject + Verb + Complement… ?

did base form
Graciela and Marcela traveled to Paris two weeks ago.
time-
When?

When did they travel to Paris?

WH question + auxiliary + subject + Verb + Complement… ?

did base form
My parents bought two cars last year.
quantity-
How many?

How many cars did they buy ?

WH question + auxiliary + subject + Verb + Complement… ?

did base form