Form the negative of the simple past tense by placing "did not" before the verb. The main verb in the sentence is in simple form. The contracted form "didn't" is usually used.
For information on contractions (wasn't) please refer to Lesson 1b.
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I did not work. |
I didn't work. |
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You did not work. |
You didn't work. |
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He did not work. |
He didn't work. |
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She did not work. |
She didn't work. |
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It did not work. |
It didn't work. |
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We did not work. |
We didn't work. |
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You did not work. |
You didn't work. |
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They did not work. |
They didn't work. |
I did not walk.
Sandy didn't play yesterday.
You didn't pull the wagon.
She didn't look at the book last night.
The students didn't study.
We did not watch the movie.