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the Palace Museum. The students didn’t visit the Palace Museum. They were in the classroom. They weren’t in the classroom. There was a pencil in the bag. There wasn’t a pencil in the bag. They played basketball. They didn’t play football. Did they play basketball? Yes, they did. Did they play football? No, they didn’t. There was a bird in the tree. Was there a bird in the tree? Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t. Alice sat by a river with her sister. Alice didn’t sit by a river with her sister. Did Alice sit by a river with her sister? Yes, she did. No, she didn’t. More examples: She found herself alone in a long, low hall. She didn’t find herself alone in a long, low hall. Did she find herself alone in a long, low hall? Yes, she did. No, she didn’t. She could see a lovely garden on the other side. Could she see a lovely garden on the other side? She couldn’t see a lovely garden on the other side. Yes, she could. No, she couldn’t. Conclusion: We use the simple past tense to make positive and negative sentences like this: I/You/We/They /He/She /It did not hear a sound. I/You/We/They/ He/She/It heard a sound. I/He/She/It You/We/They was were at home yesterday. I/He/She/It You/We/They was not were not at home yesterday. I/you/ we/they/ he/she/it hear a sound? Did Yes, No, I/you/ we/they/ he/she/it did. did not. Was I/he/she/it at home yesterday? Were you/we/they Yes, I/he/she/it was. you