Did you have a good weekend? Past simple questions
We use Did + subject + base verb to ask about the past: Did you have a good weekend? The short answers are Yes, I did and No, I didn’t. With be we use Was or Were: Was it fun? Were you tired? The short answers are Yes, it was and No, we weren’t. We also use question words: What did you do? Where did you go? Why did you stay at home? Which game did you play? The negative of was is wasn’t, and of were is weren’t. For other verbs we use didn’t + base verb: I didn’t go.
| Question | Short answer |
|---|---|
| Did you have a good weekend? | Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. |
| Was it fun? | Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t. |
| Were they at home? | Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t. |
| Where did you go? | I went to the park. |
Did you have a good weekend, Aya?
Yes, I did. We went to the beach.
Was the water cold?
No, it wasn’t. It was warm. What did you do?
I stayed at home because I had a cold, but my cousins came. We played cards.
Did you have a good weekend? Where did you go? Why did you stay at home? Which game did you play? Were you tired?
Weekend reporter. The child interviews a grown-up or a friend about last weekend with five questions: Where did you go? What did you do? Did you eat out? Was it fun? Why? Then the child writes five sentences about the answers.