Past simple questions
To create a question in past simple we normally put DID at the beginning of the question, then add a subject (the person or thing that does the action) followed by the base form of the verb and only then add the rest of the sentence.
We don’t use DID in questions that have the verb To Be or Modal Verbs (can, must, might, should etc.).
Examples
affirmative | negative | question |
---|---|---|
He answered a question. | He did not answer a question. | Did he answer a question? |
He went to school. | He did not go to school. | Did he go to school? |
I bought bread. | I did not buy bread. | Did I buy bread? |
They travelled to London. | They did not travel to London. | Did they travel to London? |
You said. | You did not say. | Did you say? |
They taught. | They did not teach. | Did they teach? |
We gave. | We did not give. | Did we give? |
The hotel was very nice. | The hotel was not very nice. | Was the hotel nice? |