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5. Grammar - Simple past (questions)
simple past - questions (einfache Vergangenheit - Fragen)
1. yes-no questions (Ja / Nein-Fragen):
For questions you put the auxiliary verb did at the beginning of the question. The main verb takes the infinitive form. You also need the auxiliary verb for the short answers.
Bei Fragen wird das Hilfsverb did an den Anfang der Frage gestellt. Das Hauptverb nimmt dann wieder die Infinitiv-Form an. Du brauchst das Hilfsverb auch bei den Kurzantworten.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| Did I read a book? | Yes, you did. / No, you didn't. |
| Did you go to the park? | Yes, I did. / No, I didn't. |
| Did he swim in the lake? | Yes, he did. / No, he didn't. |
| Did she draw a picture? | Yes, she did. / No, she didn't. |
| Did a squirrel (it) see Joyce? | Yes, it did. / No, it didn't. |
| plural | |
| Did we make music? | Yes, we did. / No, we didn't. |
| Did you do your homework? | Yes, we did. / No, we didn't. |
| Did they go to the park. | Yes, they did. / No, they didn't. |
2. wh-questions (W-Fragen):
You put the question word (who, where, what, why, when) at the beginning of the question when you want to ask for more information.
Man setzt das Fragewort an den Anfang der Frage, um nach mehr Informationen zu fragen.