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Grammar • A1 Level • 12 Mins

Past Simple Negatives & Questions with Did / Didn't

🎮 Theme: Last weekend with friends

💡 How to Use This Lesson

👩‍🏫 For Teachers:

Use this 12-minute interactive guide to present and practice past simple negatives and questions. Check answers together after each practice section.

🎓 For Learners:

First, read the 4 easy rules and study the right/wrong examples. Next, complete the 12 practice items from easy to hard.

Grammar Rules & Examples

Negative Sentences

To make a negative past sentence, put didn't before the base verb and keep the verb in its plain form for every person.

✅ Right: She didn't swim on Sunday.

❌ Wrong: She didn't swam on Sunday.

Weekend Example: We didn't stay at home; we went out with our buddy!

Yes / No Questions

To ask a yes / no question about the past, start with Did, then the person, then the base verb.

✅ Right: Did you invite Ben?

❌ Wrong: Did you invited Ben?

Weekend Example: Did you play badminton at the skatepark with your buddy?

Short Answers

A short answer ends with did or didn't and has no other verb after it.

✅ Right: Yes, she did.

❌ Wrong: Yes, she did played.

Weekend Example: "Did you play rugby?" "Yes, I did." / "No, I didn't."

Information (WH-) Questions

To ask for information, put a question word before did. The answer uses the past form of the verb.

✅ Right: Where did you sleep? (We slept in a tent.)

❌ Wrong: Where did you slept?

Weekend Example: What did you do? We jumped on the trampoline!

A cheerful comic vector illustration of teenage friends eating burgers at a skatepark and having fun on a sunny weekend

Fun times last weekend: eating burgers and hanging out with buddies!

Practice Time! (12 Questions)

Complete the tasks below from easy to hard.

Part 1

Choose the Correct Sentence

1. Choose the correct negative sentence:

____ a. We didn't played rugby last Saturday. ____ b. We didn't play rugby last Saturday. ____ c. We not played rugby last Saturday.

2. Choose the correct question:

____ a. Did you bought a burger at the theatre? ____ b. Did you buy a burger at the theatre? ____ c. Do you bought a burger at the theatre?

3. Choose the correct short answer for: "Did Sam jump on the trampoline?"

____ a. Yes, he did jumped. ____ b. Yes, he jumped. ____ c. Yes, he did.

Part 2

Rewrite the Sentence

4. "My buddy finished his chores." (negative)

Why this works: Use didn't + base verb (finish).

____ (Type your answer here...)

5. "You went to the skatepark." (question)

Why this works: Start with Did + person + base verb (go).

____ (Type your answer here...)

6. "They played marbles." (question)

Why this works: Ask a WH- question with 'What'.

____ (Type your answer here...)

Part 3

Fill the Gaps

7. Fill in the missing words for the negative past:

Tom ____ (Type your answer here...) at home on Saturday; he went outside. (base)

8. Complete the verb in the question:

"Did you ____ (Type your answer here...) your buddy at the theatre?" (base)

9. Complete the question word helper:

"Where ____ (Type your answer here...) you go after doing your chores?"

Part 4

Correct the Error in a Message

10. Fix the short answer mistake in this chat message:

💬 "Did your friends go to the theatre? Yes, they do."

Type the full correct short answer:

____ (Type corrected sentence...)

11. Fix the mistake in this chat message:

💬 "What did you ate at the skatepark?"

Type the full correct sentence:

____ (Type corrected sentence...)

12. Fix the short answer mistake in this chat message:

💬 "Did she do her chores? No, she not did."

Type the full correct short answer:

____ (Type corrected answer...)

🎉 Lesson Complete!

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Past simple negatives and questions with did / didn't

Past Simple Negatives & Questions with Did / Didn't

💡 How to Use This Lesson

Grammar Rules & Examples

Negative Sentences

Yes / No Questions

Short Answers

Information (WH-) Questions

Practice Time! (12 Questions)

Choose the Correct Sentence

Rewrite the Sentence

Fill the Gaps

Correct the Error in a Message

🎉 Lesson Complete!

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