Directions:
Read and understand this lesson.
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Asking questions in the past tense is easy. The word 'did' is used at the beginning of past tense questions (except when you are using the verb 'to be'). |
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Did you go to the store? When we ask questions in the past, the verb is in the present tense: Did Tony talk to the detective yesterday? It's not proper to say: Did Tony talked to the detective yesterday? 'Did' automatically makes the question past tense and the verb stays in the present. Let's look at another example with a regular verb: Present Tense: Michael and Bill play with Tony. Past Tense: Michael and Bill played with Tony. Past Tense Question: Did Michael and Bill play with Tony? Now let’s look at an example with an irregular verb:
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