一般過去時的否定式與疑問式中用did:
動詞原型 / 肯定式
否定式 / 疑問式
B. do/does (現在), did (過去):
I don’t watch television very often.
I didn’t watch television yesterday.
Does she often go away?
Did she go away last week?
C. 要用did/didn’t +動詞原形(watch/play/go等):
I watched 但用I didn’t watch (而不用I didn’t watched)
They went did they go? (而不用did they went?)
he had / didn’t have
you did / did you do?
I played tennis yesterday, but I didn’t win.
Did you do the shopping? No, I didn’t have time.
We went to the cinema, but we didn’t enjoy the film.
D. 請看一般過去時疑問式的詞序:
E. 簡略答語
Did you see Joe yesterday?
No, I didn’t.
Did it rain on Sunday? Yes, it did.
Did Helen come to the party?
No, she didn’t.
Did your parents have a good holiday? Yes, they did.