40 Past Simple and Past Continuous: short answers 'Were you working when I phoned you last night?' 'Yes, I was: 'Did Mary ask you to work late?' 'No, she didn't.' FORM Past Simple Subject + did I he she it we you they Past Continuous Subject + was/were I he she it we you they was. wasn't. were. weren't. Yes, No, did. didn't. Yes, No, Note: The short answer to 'Did you like it?' is 'Yes, I did.' (NOT Yes, 1 liked. | Verbs 40 Past Simple and Past Continuous short answers Were you working when I phoned you last night Yes I was Did Mary ask you to work late No she didn t. FORM Past Simple Past Continuous Subject did Subject was were Yes No I he she it we you they did. didn t. Yes No I he she it we you they was. wasn t. were. weren t. Note The short answer to Didyou like it is Yes I did. NOT Yes 1 liked. Practice Someone is asking you questions. Write the short answers. 1 Were you sitting here yesterday No .I. wasn t. 2 Did she see the accident Yes she did. 3 Did you leave the hotel last night No 4 Was he working when you arrived Yes 5 Were they eating when you phoned Yes 6 Did your father buy another car No 7 Did you see that letter for you Yes 8 Were your brothers sleeping when you left Yes 9 You didn t see the accident then No 10 Weren t they waiting for you No 11 Did you like the present Yes 12 Did the children have a good time Yes 13 Was Susan driving when you saw her No 14 Did he speak to you Yes 47 Verbs 15 Did you do the washing-up Yes 16 Were you doing your homework when I phoned Yes 17 Was your father washing the car Yes 18 Did you understand what he was saying No 19 Was she leaving when you got there Yes 20 Did your sister lose her purse yesterday Yes 41 Present Perfect FORM has have past participle Positive Question Negative I We You They have ve finished. Have I we you they finished I We You They have not haven t finished. He She It has s Has he she it He She It has not hasn t USE The present perfect describes the indefinite past I ve been to Paris. I ve seen this film before. They ve met my parents. The past is indefinite because the time it happened is not important or because we do not know when it happened. Note the difference between 7 went to Paris last year definite time - past simple I ve been to Paris at some time in my life - indefinite time - present perfect . The present perfect is often used to describe personal experience I ve been to Berlin. She s met a
