ü Irregular ü Negative ü Yes No Questions

ü Irregular ü Negative ü Yes/No Questions

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

taught Last night the mother ____ her son music. (teach) didn’t teach Last week she ______ music. (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 This morning he ____ about his girlfriend. (think) didn’t think Last week he ______ about his girlfriend. (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 Last Saturday he ____ Mike Tyson. (fight) didn’t fight Last month he ______ anyone. (not fight) fight No, he didn’t. Did he _____ last month? (fight)

won Last Sunday she _______ a race. (win) didn’t win Last week she _____. She lost her race. (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 On Monday he _____ to work. (not run) run Did he _____ to work yesterday? (run) Yes, he did.

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

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

built Last year he _______ his house. (build) This year he ______ his house. didn’t build (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 _____ the ball. didn’t catch (not catch) catch Did he ____ the ball in the first game? Yes, he did. (catch) gave Last Saturday she _______ a present to her father. (give) didn’t give Last week she _____ a present to her father. (not give) give Did she ____ a present last Saturday? (give) Yes, she did.

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

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

stood Last week they _______ and read in the library. (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 This weekend he ______ a touchdown. (not make) throw Did he ____ a touchdown last Saturday? Yes, he did. (throw) woke up Last Saturday she _______ at 8 am. (wake up) didn’t wake up Today she _______ at 8 am. (not wake up) wake up Did she ____ at 8 am last Saturday? (wake up) Yes, she did.

wore Last Monday the man _______ a hard hat. (wear) didn’t wear Today he ______ one. (not wear) wear Did he _____ a hard hat today? (wear) No, he didn’t. took Last weekend the baby _______ a bath. (take) didn’t take Last night she ______ take one. (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)

1) Last week I didn’t buy a new car. _______ (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 4) Did you _______ coffee this morning? 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 10) My mom _______ a movie last weekend. (not see) thought 11) Juan _______ carefully about the answer. (think) ate 12) Maria _______ lunch with Stella. (eat) did sang Yes, I _____ a lot. (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 …. . ?