 Irregular
 Negative
 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 studied English last weekend.
We didn’t study 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
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
Last month he ________
wrote a letter.
(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)
eat
Did he _________
breakfast this morning?
(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 south.
This winter the birds ________
(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)
build
Did he ________
his house this year?
(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 8am.
Last Saturday she _______
(wake up)
didn’t wake up at 8am.
Today she ______________
(not wake up)
wake up at 8am 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 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 7:45am.
(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)
6) Last month we __________
didn’t take
a vacation.
(not take)
won
7) On Wednesday they _______
their soccer game.
(win)
lost them.
8) I can’t find my keys. I think I _______
(lose)
sing
did
sang a lot.
9) Did you _______
at your sister’s wedding?
Yes, I ____.
I _____
(sing)
(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)
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 you 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 …..?