Irregular Negative YesNo Questions Irregular verbs are difficult

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Irregular verbs are difficult. You just have to memorize them. Practice writing and saying them. Here are some examples. Present Break. . . Come. . . Eat. . . Drive. . . Say. . . Write. . . Can you guess the rest? Do … Go … See … Teach … Understand … Past Broke Came Ate Drove Said Wrote Did ______ Went ______ Saw ______ Taught ______ Understood ______

Past tense negative verbs are difficult because students often confuse the negative part (didn’t) with the infinitive part of the verb. The infinitive part doesn’t change! Here are some examples. Incorrect Correct Yesterday I didn’t went to school. . Yesterday I didn’t go to school. Last week she didn’t drove to work. … Last week she didn’t drive to …. The child didn’t ate lunch. … The child didn’t eat lunch. The student didn’t saw a movie. … The student didn’t see a movie. Your turn to practice. Your answers. I didn’t broke the window. … I didn’t break the window. He didn’t drank the beer last night. … He didn’t drink the beer last night. We didn’t study English last weekend. We didn’t studied English last weekend. They didn’t grew up in San Luis Obispo. They didn’t grow up in San Luis Obispo. The police didn’t caught the criminals. . The police didn’t catch the criminals. You didn’t did your homework. . You didn’t do your homework.

Yes/No questions mean the answers are either “yes” or “no. ” Therefore, the first word for these past tense questions is “Did. ” But similar to negative sentences, the infinitive doesn’t change. The answer, however, must have the past tense verb. Here are some examples. Question Answer Incorrect Did you go to school? Did you went to school? . . . Yes I did. I went. . . Did they take the test? Did they took the test? … No, they didn’t take it yet. Did we begin yet? Did we began yet? … Yes, we did. Did I make a mistake? Did I made a mistake? … No, you didn’t make a mistake. Your turn to practice. 1) Did you grow tomatoes last summer? 2) Did you leave the movie early? 3) Did the Beatles sing a song? 4) Did he break his leg playing soccer? 5) Did they make dinner already? 6) Did she hear the good news? 7) Did we write essays in class? Answers Yes, I did. I grew. . . or Yes, I did. I left. . . or No, I didn’t Yes, they did. They sang. . . or No, they didn’t Yes, he did. He broke. or No, he didn’t Yes, they made. . . or No, they didn’t Yes, she did. She heard. . . or No, she didn’t Yes, we did. We wrote. or No, we didn’t

drank a soda. Yesterday she ____ (drink) didn’t drink a soda. Last week she ______ (not drink) Did she _____ a soda yesterday? Yes, she did drink (drink) drove This morning he ____ to work. (drive) didn’t drive to work. Yesterday he ______ (not drive) drive Did he _____ to work yesterday? (drive) No, he didn’t wrote a letter. Last month he ____ (write) Last night he ______ didn’t write a letter. (not write) write Did he _____ a letter last month? (write) Yes, he did.

taught her son music. Last night the mother ____ (teach) didn’t teach music. Last week she ______ (not teach) teach Did she _____ music last week? (teach) No, she didn’t. ate This morning he ____ breakfast. (eat) didn’t eat Last week he ______ breakfast. (not eat) Did he _____ breakfast this morning? eat (eat) Yes, he did. swam Yesterday she ____. (swim) didn’t swim Last summer she ______. (not swim) swim Did she _____ last summer? (swim) No, she didn’t

thought about his girlfriend. This morning he ____ (think) didn’t think about his girlfriend. Last week he ______ (not think) think Did he _____ about his girlfriend this morning? (think) Yes, he did. sang Last night he _____ and played the piano. (sing) didn’t sing Last weekend he ______. (not sing) sing Did he _____ last night? (sing) Yes, he did. fought Mike Tyson. Last Saturday he ____ (fight) didn’t fight Last month he ______ anyone. (not fight) fight No, he didn’t. Did he _____ last month? (fight)

won a race. Last Sunday she _______ (win) didn’t win She lost her race. Last week she _____. (not win) Did she ____ last week? win (win) No, she didn’t. sat This morning they ____ in the park. (sit) didn’t sit Last weekend they ______ in the park. (not sit) sit Did they _____ in the park last weekend? (sit) No, they didn’t. ran Yesterday he ____ to work. (run) didn’t run to work. On Monday he _____ (not run) run Did he _____ to work yesterday? (run) Yes, he did.

grew plants. Last spring she _______ (grow) didn’t grow plants. This spring she _____ (not grow) grow Did she ____ plants last spring? (grow) Yes, she did. broke her leg. Last weekend the girl _______ (break) didn’t break her leg. Last year she ______ (not break) break Did she ____ her leg last year? (break) No, she didn’t. bought clothes. Yesterday the girls _______ (buy) didn’t buy clothes. Last week they _____ (not buy) buy Did they ____ clothes yesterday? Yes, they did. (buy)

brought dinner. Last Monday he _____ (bring) didn’t bring dinner. Last night he _____ (not bring) bring Did he ____ dinner last Monday? (bring) Yes, he did. flew This winter the birds ____ south. (fly) didn’t fly Last summer they ______ south. (not fly) fly Did they _____ south this winter? (fly) Yes, they did. fell Yesterday she ____ in the office. (fall) Today she _____. didn’t fall (not fall) fall Did she _____ today? (fall) No, she didn’t.

spoke to his wife. Yesterday he _______ (speak) didn’t speak to his boss. Today he _____ (not speak) speak Did he ____ to his boss today? (speak) No, he didn’t. saw a movie. Last weekend they _______ (see) didn’t see a movie. Last night they _____ (not see) see Did they ____ a movie last night? (see) No, they didn’t. rode Last Saturday he _______ a bicycle. (ride) didn’t ride a bicycle. Last week he _____ (not ride) Did he ____ last Saturday? ride (ride) Yes, he did.

built his house. Last year he _______ (build) This year he ______ didn’t build his house. (not build) Did he ____ his house this year? build (build) No, he didn’t. caught In the first game he _____ the ball. (catch) In the last game he _____ didn’t catch the ball. (not catch) catch the ball in the first game? Yes, he did. Did he ____ (catch) gave Last Saturday she _______ a present to her father. (give) didn’t give a present to her father. Last week she _____ (not give) give Did she ____ a present last Saturday? (give) Yes, she did.

Last Monday they _______ began the car race. (begin) didn’t begin the race. Today they ______ (not begin) begin Did they _____ the race today? (begin) No, they didn’t. came Last weekend my friend _______ to my house. (come) didn’t come over. Last night he _____ (not come) come Did he ____ over last night? (come) No, he didn’t. This morning I ____ my clock radio. heard (hear) Last week I ______ didn’t hear my clock radio. (not hear) hear my radio this morning? Yes, I did. Did I ____ (hear)

knew the answer to their homework. Last week they _______ (know) didn’t know the answer. This week they ______ (not know) know Did they ____ the answer this week? (know) No, they didn’t. made Last birthday she _____ a cake. (make) didn’t make a cake. This Christmas she _____ (not make) make Did she ____ a cake last birthday? Yes, she did. (make) paid Last Saturday he _______ his bills. (pay) didn’t pay his bills. Last month he _____ (not pay) pay Did he ____ his bills last Saturday? (pay) Yes, he did.

said Last Monday the boss _______, “Don’t be late!” (say) didn’t say Today he ______ anything. (not say) say Did he _____ something today? No, he didn’t. (say) sold Last weekend my friend _______ his house. (sell) didn’t sell his house. Last year he _____ (not sell) sell Did he ____ his house last year? (sell) No, he didn’t. slept This morning I ____ on the couch. (sleep) didn’t sleep on the couch. Last week I ______ (not sleep) sleep on the couch this morning? Yes, I did. Did I ____ (sleep)

stood and read in the library. Last week they _______ (stand) didn’t stand This week they ______ in the library. (not stand) stand Did they ____ in the library this week? (stand) No, they didn’t. threw Last Saturday he _____ a touchdown pass. (throw) didn’t throw a touchdown. This weekend he ______ (not make) throw Did he ____ a touchdown last Saturday? Yes, he did. (throw) woke up at 8 am. Last Saturday she _______ (wake up) didn’t wake up at 8 am. Today she _______ (not wake up) wake up at 8 am last Saturday? Did she ____ (wake up) Yes, she did.

wore Last Monday the man _______ a hard hat. (wear) didn’t wear one. Today he ______ (not wear) wear Did he _____ a hard hat today? (wear) No, he didn’t. took a bath. Last weekend the baby _______ (take) didn’t take one. Last night she ______ (not take) take Did she ____ a bath last night? (take) No, she didn’t. met This morning the men ____ for their first time. (meet) didn’t meet Last week they ______. (not meet) meet Yes, they did. Did they ____ this morning? (meet)

buy a new car. 1) Last week I didn’t _______ (not buy) left 2) Yesterday she _______ for work at 7: 45 am. (leave) said 3) This morning my boss _______ I can have a long lunch. (say) drink coffee this morning? 4) Did you _______ did Yes, I ____. make 5) Did President Bush _______ a speech last night? didn’t No, he ____. (drink) (make) didn’t take 6) Last month we _____ a vacation. (not take) won 7) On Wednesday they _______ their soccer game. (win) lost 8) I can’t find my keys. I think I _______ them. (lose) sing 9) Did you _______ at your sister’s wedding? (sing) didn’t see a movie last weekend. 10) My mom _______ (not see) thought carefully about the answer. 11) Juan _______ (think) ate 12) Maria _______ lunch with Stella. (eat) did sang a lot. Yes, I _____ (sing)

1) Who did you see yesterday? 2) What did you eat on your last birthday? 3) When did you drink beer last? 4) Where did you go last weekend? 5) Who taught you the best lesson about life? 6) What did you say to your family yesterday? 7) Who gave your best present? 8) What did you bring to the United States? 9) Who did you speak to this morning? 10) What did you think about yesterday? 11) What time did you wake up today? 12) When did you win a prize/present/money? Now write your own questions. Who …. . ? What …. ? Where…. . ? When …. . ? Why …. . ? How …. . ?