Past simple questions and short answers

💡 A past simple yes/no question with an action verb begins with Did.

💡 After did, use the base form go, not went.

💡 Use Did before the subject in a past simple question.

💡 A positive short answer is Yes + subject + did.

💡 Different Wh-words ask for different kinds of information.

💡 A Wh-question in the past uses question word + did + subject + base verb.

💡 The order is Did + subject + base verb + object.

💡 Why asks for a reason, and did marks the past question.

💡 Positive past short answers use subject + did.

💡 A negative short answer uses didn't after the subject.

💡 Use the base verb buy after did.

💡 The answer type must match the information requested by the question word.

💡 Where asks about a place.

💡 The pattern is How many + noun + did + subject + base verb.

💡 How far asks about distance.

💡 A past Wh-question uses Wh-word + did + subject + base verb.

💡 Here who asks about the object, so use who + did + subject + base verb.

💡 A negative past short answer is No + subject + didn't.

💡 Did replaces the main verb in a past simple short answer.

💡 Put did after the question phrase and before the subject.