Exceptuando el verbo be, las formas negativa e interrogativa del “Past Simple” se construyen de la misma manera que en el “Present Simple”, tanto para los verbos regulares como para los irregulares. Estas formasdel pasado se construyen con el verbo auxiliar do, pero en su forma de pasado did:
NEGATIVA:
sujeto + did+ not + infinitivo
SINGULAR
I did not (didn´t) work
you did not (didn´t) work
he did not (didn´t) work
she did not (didn´t) work
it did not (didn´t) work
PLURAL
we did not (didn´t) work
you did not (didn´t) work
they did not (didn´t) work
He didn´t work late last night (Él) no trabajó tarde anoche.
They didn´t work in London in June No trabajaron en Londres en Junio.
INTERROGATIVA:
did + sujeto + infinitivo
SINGULAR
did I wait?
did you wait?
did he wait?
did she wait?
did it wait?
PLURAL
did we wait?
did you wait?
did they wait?
Did she wait at the bus stop? ¿Esperó (ella) en la parada del autobús?
Did they wait for you at the station? ¿Te esperaron en la estación?
Veamos unos ejemplos de preguntas con sus “respuestas cortas”, que utilizan did/didn´t:
Did you go on holiday last year? ¿Fuiste de vacaciones el año pasado?
Yes, I did Sí, fui.
Did Jane go with you? ¿Fue Jane contigo?
No, she didn´t No, no fue.
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