Grammar Verb Tense: Simple Past Negative - Regular Verbs (click on the verb to download/listen)   In order to form the Simple Past Negative, you just have to add the adverb "not" after the auxiliary verb "did". Observe and analyze the examples below.   Singular 01) I didn´t want to go to school because I was very tired and I didn´t want to leave home 02) You didn´t work yesterday because you wanted to stay with your family in your house 03) He didn´t call his mother because his mobile was broken and he didn´t have money to buy a new one (new one = new mobile) 04) She didn´t betray her husband because she loves him and she is a faithful wife 05) It didn´t work because the plan wasn´t very good   Plural 06) We didn´t live in Spain last year. In real fact, we lived in Germany 07) You didn´t need to worry because your parents helped you to fix the computer 08) They didn´t attach the files to the email because they didn´t remember     Simple Past Negative Contractions   Regular Contraction Singular Singular I did not I didn´t You did not You didn´t He did not He didn´t She did not She didn´t It did not It didn´t Plural Plural We did not We didn´t You did not You didn´t They did not They didn´t     Regular Verbs ending in -e, -d, -k, -t, -l       Verb: To Live Verb: To Need Verb: To Work Verb: To Want Verb: To Call Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I didn´t live I didn´t need I didn´t  work I didn´t want I didn´t call You didn´t live You didn´t need You didn´t work You didn´t want You didn´t call He didn´t live He didn´t need He didn´t work He didn´t want He didn´t call She didn´t live She didn´t need She didn´t work She didn´t want She didn´t call It didn´t live It didn´t need It didn´t work It didn´t want It didn´t call Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We didn´t live We didn´t need We didn´t work We didn´t want We didn´t call You didn´t live You didn´t need You didn´t work You didn´t want You didn´t call They didn´t live They didn´t need They didn´t work They didn´t want They didn´t call           Verbs ending in  -n, -m, -r, -gh , -w         Verb: To Open Verb: To Dream Verb: To Answer Verb: To Laugh Verb: To Allow Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I didn´t open I didn´t dream I didn´t answer I didn´t laugh I didn´t allow You didn´t open You didn´t dream You didn´t answer You didn´t laugh You didn´t allow He didn´t open He didn´t dream He didn´t answer He didn´t laugh He didn´t allow She didn´t open She didn´t dream She didn´t answer She didn´t laugh She didn´t allow It didn´t open It didn´t dream It didn´t answer It didn´t laugh It didn´t allow Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We didn´t open We didn´t dream We didn´t answer We didn´t laugh We didn´t allow You didn´t open You didn´t dream You didn´t answer You didn´t laugh You didn´t allow They didn´t open They didn´t dream They didn´t answer They didn´t laugh They didn´t allow           Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by consonant (consonants are: b, c, d, f, g etc...)   Verb: To Study Verb: To Cry Verb: To Bury Verb: To Deny Verb: To Apply Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I didn´t study I didn´t cry I didn´t bury I didn´t deny I didn´t apply You didn´t study You didn´t cry You didn´t bury You didn´t deny You didn´t apply He didn´t study He didn´t cry He didn´t bury He didn´t deny He didn´t apply She didn´t study She didn´t cry She didn´t bury She didn´t deny She didn´t apply It didn´t study It didn´t cry It didn´t bury It didn´t deny It didn´t apply Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We didn´t study We didn´t cry We didn´t bury We didn´t deny We didn´t apply You didn´t study You didn´t cry You didn´t bury You didn´t deny You didn´t apply They didn´t study They didn´t cry They didn´t bury They didn´t deny They didn´t apply           Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by vowel (vowels are a, e, i, o, u)     Verb: To Play Verb: To Enjoy Verb: To Betray Verb: To Destroy Verb: To Stay Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I didn´t play I didn´t enjoy I didn´t betray I didn´t destroy I didn´t stay You didn´t play You didn´t enjoy You didn´t betray You didn´t destroy You didn´t stay He didn´t play He didn´t enjoy He didn´t betray He didn´t destroy He didn´t stay She didn´t play She didn´t enjoy She didn´t betray She didn´t destroy She didn´t stay It didn´t play It didn´t enjoy It didn´t betray It didn´t destroy It didn´t stay Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We didn´t play We didn´t enjoy We didn´t betray We didn´t destroy We didn´t stay You didn´t play You didn´t enjoy You didn´t betray You didn´t destroy You didn´t stay They didn´t play They didn´t enjoy They didn´t betray They didn´t destroy They didn´t stay           Verbs ending in "-ch"         Verb: To Watch Verb: To Attach Verb: To March Verb: To Reach Verb: To Search Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I didn´t watch I didn´t attach I didn´t march I didn´t reach I didn´t search You didn´t watch You didn´t attach You didn´t march You didn´t reach You didn´t search He didn´t watch He didn´t attach He didn´t march He didn´t reach He didn´t search She didn´t watch She didn´t attach She didn´t march She didn´t reach She didn´t search It didn´t watch It didn´t attach It didn´t march It didn´t reach It didn´t search Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We didn´t watch We didn´t attach We didn´t march We didn´t reach We didn´t search You didn´t watch You didn´t attach You didn´t march You didn´t reach You didn´t search They didn´t watch They didn´t attach They didn´t march They didn´t reach They didn´t search           Verbs ending in "-ss"         Verb: To Pass Verb: To Discuss Verb: To Dismiss Verb: To Miss Verb: To Express Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I didn´t pass I didn´t discuss I didn´t dismiss I didn´t miss I didn´t express You didn´t pass You didn´t discuss You didn´t dismiss You didn´t miss You didn´t express He didn´t pass He didn´t discuss He didn´t dismiss He didn´t miss He didn´t express She didn´t pass She didn´t discuss She didn´t dismiss She didn´t miss She didn´t express It didn´t pass It didn´t discuss It didn´t dismiss It didn´t miss It didn´t express Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We didn´t pass We didn´t discuss We didn´t dismiss We didn´t miss We didn´t express You didn´t pass You didn´t discuss You didn´t dismiss You didn´t miss You didn´t express They didn´t pass They didn´t discuss They didn´t dismiss They didn´t miss They didn´t express           Verbs ending in "-sh"         Verb: To Clash Verb: To Crush Verb: To Establish Verb: To Finish Verb: To Smash Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I didn´t clash I didn´t crush I didn´t establish I didn´t finish I didn´t smash You didn´t clash You didn´t crush You didn´t establish You didn´t finish You didn´t smash He didn´t clash He didn´t crush He didn´t establish He didn´t finish He didn´t smash She didn´t clash She didn´t crush She didn´t establish She didn´t finish She didn´t smash It didn´t clash It didn´t crush It didn´t establish It didn´t finish It didn´t smash Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We didn´t clash We didn´t crush We didn´t establish We didn´t finish We didn´t smash You didn´t clash You didn´t crush You didn´t establish You didn´t finish You didn´t smash They didn´t clash They didn´t crush They didn´t establish They didn´t finish They didn´t smash           Verbs ending in "-x"         Verb: To Fix         Singular         I didn´t fix         You didn´t fix         He didn´t fix         She didn´t fix         It didn´t fix         Plural         We didn´t fix         You didn´t fix         They didn´t fix           Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved