The Past Simple Tense

Short Answers

For closed questions (yes and no answers) we use did and didn't:

Positive (+) Short AnswersNegative (-) Short Answers
Yes, I did.No, I didn't.
Yes, you did.No, you didn't.
Yes, he did.No, he didn't.
Yes, she did.No, she didn't.
Yes, it did.No, it didn't.
Yes, we did.No, we didn't.
Yes, they did.No, they didn't.

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