Grammar
How is main affirmative structure formed?
Subject+Verb
If the verb is regular, we add -d, -ed, -ied
If the verb is irregular, we change the verb to 2 form
be
become
begin
was/were
became
began
I ____ (not/drink) any beer last night.
I didn't drink any beer last night.
eat
feel
find
ate
felt
found
yesterday
the day before yesterday
last week/month/year/decade/century
just now
5 hours ago
break
bring
build
broke
brought
built
She ______ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.
What time _____ (he/get up) yesterday?
She got on the bus in the centre of the city.
What time did he get up yesterday?
fly
forget
get
flew
forgot
got
How is negative sentence formed?
Subject + did not (didn't) + verb (infinitive)
buy
can
catch
bought
could
caught
Where (you/get off) the train?
I (not/change) trains at Victoria.
We (wake up) very late.
Where did you get off the train?
I didn't change trains at Victoria.
We woke up very late.
go
give
have
went
gave
had
How is interrogative sentence is formed?
Did + subject + Verb?
choose
come
cut
chose
came
cut
What (he/give) his mother for Christmas?
I (receive) £300 when my uncle died.
We (not/use) the computer last night.
(she/make) good coffee?
What did he give his mother for Christmas?
I received £300 when my uncle died.
We didn't use the computer last night.
Did she make good coffee?
hear
hold
keep
heard
held
kept
How is special interrogative sentence formed?
Which QWs do you know?
Question word + did + subject + verb (infinitive)?
When?
What?
Where?
Why?
What ...for?
do
drink
drive
did
drank
drove
They (live) in Paris.
She (read) the newspaper yesterday.
I (not/watch) TV.
He (not/study) for the exam.
(he/call) you?
They lived in Paris.
She read the newspaper yesterday.
I didn't watch TV.
He didn't study for the exam.
Did he call you?
know
leave
lose
knew
left
lost