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“Verb To Be Past” vs
“Auxiliary Did”
Verb To Be Past
Negative
It is a verb tense that allows you to express something that did not happen in the past.
Estructura
Sujeto + was/were + not + complemento
Example
I was not in the office.
Pronombres personales que usan
WERE
You (singular y plural), we, they.
Example
Tony and Sarah were not alone
WAS
I, he, she, it.
Example
Diana was not in the mood for a party
Question form
To ask questions in the past simple of the verb to be, you just have to put the verb first and the subject after
Were you near the stage?
The theory
In the questions, was is placed in front of I, he, she and it
Was I right?
Was it difficult?
All other pronouns have were in front.
Were we lost?
Were you very nervous?
Auxiliary Did
Question form
To form questions in the past simple, the auxiliary verb did is used.
Estructura
did + subject + the infinitive verb (sin to) with all persons
Example
I went to the supermarket.
Did you go to the supermarket?
Negative
To form a negative sentence in the simple past, you have to use this order
Estructura
Subject + did not (or its abbreviated form didn't) + infinitive without to
Example
Subject, did not (or its abbreviated form didn't) and infinitive without to
