Preguntas y negación en pasado (did)
En past simple, las preguntas y negaciones usan did / didn’t para todas las personas. El verbo principal vuelve a la forma base.
| forma | |
|---|---|
| + | She went home. |
| – | She didn’t go home. |
| ? | Did she go home? – Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t. |
| Wh-? | Where did she go? |
Reglas
- El pasado se marca una sola vez, en did: Did you saw? ✗ → Did you see? ✓
- was / were no usan did: Were you at home? I wasn’t there.
Ejemplos
- Did you get my message?¿Recibiste mi mensaje?
- I didn’t sleep well last night.Anoche no dormí bien.
- What did the doctor say?¿Qué dijo el médico?
- Were you tired after the trip?¿Estabas cansado después del viaje?
- How long did the film last?¿Cuánto duró la película?
Errores comunes
- ✗ Where you went?✓ Where did you go?En inglés la pregunta necesita did antes del sujeto, y el verbo vuelve a su forma base.
- ✗ Went you to the party?✓ Did you go to the party?No se puede anteponer el verbo como en español; la pregunta se forma con did y la forma base.
- ✗ I no went to school yesterday.✓ I didn’t go to school yesterday.La negación en pasado se forma con didn’t y la forma base, y no con no antes del verbo.
- ✗ What did you said?✓ What did you say?El pasado ya está marcado en did, por eso el verbo principal queda en su forma base.
- ✗ Did you were at home?✓ Were you at home?El verbo to be forma la pregunta sin did, colocándose antes del sujeto.