FORM
AFFIRMATIVE (+)
| Past Simple | Past Continuous | |
| S + V2 | S + was / were + Ving | |
| I | I worked | I was working |
| we | we worked | we were working |
| you | you worked | you were working |
| they | they worked | they were working |
| he | he worked | he was working |
| she | she worked | she was working |
| it | it worked | it was working |
NEGATIVE (-)
| Past Simple | Past Continuous | |
| S + did + not + V | S + was / were + not + Ving | |
| I | I did not work | I was not working |
| we | we did not work | you were not working |
| you | you did not work | we were not working |
| they | they did not work | they were not working |
| he | he did not work | he was not working |
| she | she did not work | she was not working |
| it | it did not work | it was not working |
| did not = didn't | was not = wasn't were not = weren't |
INTERROGATIVE (?) — General questions (or "Yes/ No") questions
| Past Simple | Past Continuous | |
| did + S + V … ? | was / were + S + Ving … ? | |
| I | did I work | was I working |
| we | did we work | were we working |
| you | did you work | were you working |
| they | did they work | were they working |
| he | did he work | was he working |
| she | did she work | was she working |
| it | did it work | was it working |
INTERROGATIVE (?) — Special (or "Wh") questions
To make "Wh" questions we usually put a question word (QW) before a construction of "Yes/No" questions:
E.g.
| Past Simple | Past Continuous |
| QW + did + S + V … ? | QW + was / were + S + Ving … ? |
| Why did you work … ? | Why were you working … ? |
| When did he work … ? | When was he working … ? |
SHORT ANSWERS
| Past Simple | Past Continuous | ||
| Yes, S + did. | No, S + didn't. | Yes, S + was / were. | No, S + wasn't. / weren't. |
| Yes, I did. | No, I didn't. | Yes, I was. | No, I wasn't. |
| Yes, we did. | No, we didn't. | Yes, we were. | No, we weren't. |
| Yes, you did. | No, you didn't. | Yes, you were. | No, you weren't. |
| Yes, they did. | No, they didn't. | Yes, they were. | No, they weren't. |
| Yes, he did. | No, he didn't. | Yes, he was. | No, he wasn't. |
| Yes, she did. | No, she didn't. | Yes, she was. | No, she wasn't. |
| Yes, it did. | No, it didn't. | Yes, it was. | No, it wasn't. |
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NOTE!
In short answers we use pronouns (I, we, you, they, he, she, it).
E.g.
— Did Mary go shopping yesterday?
— No, she didn't. (NOT: No, Mary didn't.)
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V — Verb (the infinitive of the verb without "to"/ Present Simple verb (for I, we, you, they). E.g. write, go, listen, etc.
V2 — Verb in the 2nd form (Past Simple). E.g. wrote, went, listened, etc.
Ving — Verb ending in "-ing" (Present Participle). E.g. writing, going, listening, etc. Revise how to add "ing" to a verb here.
S — Subject of the sentence
QW — Question word (E.g.what, when, where, why, who, how)