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Simple Past Yes-No Questions part I
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Before you
What
did
these people do
yesterday
?
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1.
They
cried
watched a movie
liked the salad
�yesterday.��������������
2. H
e�
cried
watched a movie
stopped by
�after the game
.
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3.�
She�
watched a movie
stopped by
liked the salad
�I prepared.���������������
4.�Yesterday s
he
liked
talked
cried
�to her friends
.
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5.
They really
liked
cried
watched a movie
�the�result��������
6.�
Sue�
cried
stopped by
liked
�to visit Elen
.
�� �of the game.
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While you
Tick the right options:
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�
1.
Did
Ben like the salad?
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Yes, he
d
id
.�
����������������������No, he
d
idn't
.
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2.
Did
�
he talk to the waitress about the score of a game?
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Yes, he
d
id
.�
����������������������No, he
d
idn't
.
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3.
Did
�
Andie cry in the restaurant?
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Yes,�she
d
id
.�
������������������� No,�she
d
idn't
.
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4.
Did
�
Andie watch a soccer game on TV?
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Yes, she
d
id
.�
������������������� No, she
d
idn't
.
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5.
Did
�
the guys in the kichen�like the result of the game?
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Yes, they
d
id
.�
����������������� No, they
d
idn't
.
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After you
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Observe how to form
simple past yes/no
question
.
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�
Did
+ subject +
base form
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�Did
�
she
watch
a soccer game on TV?
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Yes, she
d
id
.
��
S
he
��
watch
ed
a�game.����������������
�No, she
d
idn't
.
S
he
d
idn't
watch
a�game
.
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C. Now complete the dialogs with the
simple past�questions
and answers.
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�
A:�
�Julie
�(
watch
) a movie last Saturday?
B:�Yes, she�
.
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A:�
�Peter�
�
(
like
)�the movie he saw yesterday?
B:�No, he�
.
�
A:�
�Sandra and Ben��
�
(
talk
)�to their friends 3 days ago?
B:�No, they�
.
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A:�
�you�
�(
stop by
)�for a chat in Peter's house?
B:�Yes,�I�
!
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D.�Unscramble the questions. There's an EXTRA word in each question. Type it in the box.
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Example:
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�you /
Did
/ cry / yesterday?
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/�cried�
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Extra word:
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Did
you cry yesterday?
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cried
�
1.�A: surf /�
you /� surfed / the Net /�last Saturday /
Did
?����� �
Extra word:
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2.�A: yesterday? /
Did�
/�stop by / Bruce and Meg / stopped���
Extra word:
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3.�A: TV /
Did�
/�watched / last Friday? / Mary /�watch�������� �
Extra word:
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Now complete the answers with
did
or
didn't
. Then, match questions & answers.Type numbers
1
,
2
and
3
in the boxes.
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B: Yes, she
! Mary
watched
a romantic movie on TV!����� �
�
B: Yes, they��
: they
stopped by
and talked all afternoon!� ��
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B: No,�I��
. I
didn't surf
the Net because I
studied
a lot.
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