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Did vs. Had Exercise

February 14, 2025 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with do or had.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1............... you go there yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "Did" to form a simple past yes/no question with the base verb "go."
2............... you have a fever last night?
Wrong!
Use "Did" to ask a simple past question with the base verb "have."
3What ............... you do then?
Wrong!
Use "did" after a question word in a simple past question with the base verb "do."
4............... I known that you were in trouble, I would have helped.
Wrong!
Use "Had" for formal past perfect inversion meaning "if I had known."
5Whom ............... you see there?
Wrong!
Use "did" to form a simple past question with the base verb "see."
6If I ............... seen you, I would have said "hi."
Wrong!
Use "had" with the past participle "seen" in a third conditional sentence.
7I ............... a fever last night.
Wrong!
Use "had" as the main verb to talk about having a fever in the past.
8If you ............... them, they would have come.
Wrong!
Use "had invited" in the if-clause of a third conditional sentence.
9Where ............... you put the key?
Wrong!
Use "did" after a question word in a simple past question with the base verb "put."
10Why ............... you scold him?
Wrong!
Use "did" after "Why" in a simple past question with the base verb "scold."
11............... you cut yourself shaving?
Wrong!
Use "Did" to form a simple past yes/no question with the base verb "cut."
12I ............... understand the consequences of my action.
Wrong!
Use "didn't" before the base verb "understand" to make a simple past negative.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Did you go there yesterday?
  2. Did you have a fever last night?
  3. What did you do then?
  4. Had I known that you were in trouble, I would have helped.
  5. Whom did you see there?
  6. If I had seen you, I would have said “hi.”
  7. I had a fever last night.
  8. If you had invited them, they would have come.
  9. Where did you put the key?
  10. Why did you scold him?
  11. Did you cut yourself shaving?
  12. I didn’t understand the consequences of my action.
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