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The past simple of Irregular verbs

Hello everybody,

In this video we will see the creation of sentences with irregular verbs in
the past tense.

WELCOME BACK AGAIN. WE NEED TO STUDY THE INTERROGATIVE


FORM NOW. WE HAVE TO KINDS OF QUESTIONS:

INTERROGATIVE FORM

YES/ /NO
YES NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WH QUESTIONS
YES / NO QUESTIONS

TO MAKE A QUESTION, IT’S NECESSARY TO USE THE AUXILIARY DID.


Yes/No questions and short answers:

- A: Did you go to University this morning?


- Yes, I did ( no contraction)
- No, I didn’t.

- A: Did she meet with friends last Saturday?


- Yes, she did. (no contraction)
- No, she didn’t.

- A: Did they get tired after work yesterday?


- Yes, they did. (no contraction)
- No, they didn’t.
WH- questions:
We can add a WH-word to make information questions:
Examples:

- A: Where did you go last week? B: I went to the new restaurant.


- A: When did he see the movie? B: He saw it last week.
- A: How did she get home yesterday? B: She got home by bus.
- A: Why did they eat late? B: Because the food wasn’t ready.

Remember that the formula for Yes/ no questions :

Did Subject VERB IN THE BASE FORM COMPLEMENT

Did Marco read a book last night ?


Did You leave home at 5.00pm? ?

For WH QUESTIONS THE FORMULA IS:

Wh QUESTION Did Subject VERB IN THE BASE FORM COMPLEMENT


Where did the couple go their honeymoon ?
What time did you leave home ?

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