Elementary — Day 2 — Past Simple Questions & Negatives
Nok wants to know more about Anna's weekend.
Nok: 'Did you cook dinner yesterday?'
Anna: 'No, I didn't cook. I ordered pizza instead!'
Nok: 'Did you watch TV?'
Anna: 'Yes, I did. I watched a documentary about the ocean.'
Somsak: 'Did you sleep early?'
Anna: 'No, I didn't sleep early. I stayed up until midnight!'
Nok: 'I understand now — for questions and negatives, we use "did" and "didn't", and the main verb goes back to its base form.'
Anna: 'Perfect. Notice: I didn't cook, not I didn't cooked. The -ed only appears in positive sentences.'
For past simple questions, put 'Did' before the subject and use the base verb: Did you cook? For negatives, use 'didn't' + base verb: I didn't cook. This rule works for both regular and irregular verbs — that's the good news!
Nok: 'Did you cook dinner yesterday?'
Anna: 'No, I didn't cook. I ordered pizza instead!'
Nok: 'Did you watch TV?'
Anna: 'Yes, I did. I watched a documentary about the ocean.'
Somsak: 'Did you sleep early?'
Anna: 'No, I didn't sleep early. I stayed up until midnight!'
Nok: 'I understand now — for questions and negatives, we use "did" and "didn't", and the main verb goes back to its base form.'
Anna: 'Perfect. Notice: I didn't cook, not I didn't cooked. The -ed only appears in positive sentences.'
For past simple questions, put 'Did' before the subject and use the base verb: Did you cook? For negatives, use 'didn't' + base verb: I didn't cook. This rule works for both regular and irregular verbs — that's the good news!
Today's Grammar
Questions: Did + subject + base verb? Negatives: subject + didn't + base verb.
Did you cook dinner?
คุณทำอาหารเย็นหรือเปล่า?
No, I didn't cook.
ไม่ ฉันไม่ได้ทำ
Did she go to work?
เธอไปทำงานไหม?
They didn't watch TV.
พวกเขาไม่ได้ดูทีวี
Today's Vocabulary
order
/ˈɔːrdər/
order
I ordered pizza.
ฉันสั่งพิซซ่า
documentary
/ˌdɒkjəˈmɛntəri/
documentary
I watched a documentary.
ฉันดูสารคดี
midnight
/ˈmɪdnaɪt/
midnight
I stayed up until midnight.
ฉันตื่นจนถึงเที่ยงคืน
sleep
/sliːp/
sleep
Did you sleep early?
คุณนอนเร็วไหม?
instead
/ɪnˈstɛd/
instead
I ordered pizza instead.
ฉันสั่งพิซซ่าแทน
ocean
/ˈoʊʃən/
ocean
The documentary was about the ocean.
สารคดีเรื่องมหาสมุทร