Did is used to form a negative sentence in the past tense with another verb.
Construction of a negative sentence using ‘did’
The structure of the negative sentence using ‘did’ is as follows:
- Subject + didn’t + base form of main verb + other words + full stop (.)
Examples:
Let’s see how to use ‘did’ in negative sentences with some examples.
Here are some examples. The formation is as above.
Have a look-
- I didn’t see it carefully.
- You didn’t watch it in the evening.
- We didn’t walk through the woods cautiously.
- They didn’t do it skillfully.
- You didn’t do your best in the exam.
- She didn’t do his favour last Monday.
- He didn’t perform well on stage.
- They didn’t help me during my difficult situation.
- He didn’t do his computerised work in his room.
- You didn’t check it according to your convenience.
- I didn’t do as she told me to do.
- We didn’t discuss this topic with her mother.
- She didn’t research the plants at different sites.
- I didn’t read anything on Sunday.
- We didn’t wash our clothes on Saturday.
- The cleaner didn’t clean our house on Monday.
- They didn’t complete their homework at night.
- The employees didn’t do office work at their homes.
- The staff didn’t do office work on time.
- They didn’t do a good job.
- They didn’t meet him to get the bag.
- You didn’t do as you wished in those days.
- We didn’t follow him on Facebook.
- I didn’t write it on my own in the last month.
- They didn’t work properly.
- We didn’t organise an event well.
- You didn’t call me on Monday.
- She didn’t investigate that case.
- I didn’t do my duty well yesterday.
- We didn’t handle that situation well.
Related Lessons-
- use of does certainty of description
- Use of did as the main verb
- in negative sentences
- Use of did in the certainty of description
- in questions