Grammar: A2 - ⚙️ Verbs in Depth: ⏳ Past & Future Tenses (Basics) - Lesson 5: Past Simple - Questions (Did + subject + base form?

Lesson: Past Simple (Did)
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អតីតកាលសាមញ្ញ (ប្រយោគសំណួរ)

When asking about a finished action in the past, we use a special helping word!

នៅពេលយើងចង់សួរអំពីសកម្មភាពដែលបានបញ្ចប់ទៅហើយក្នុងអតីតកាល យើងត្រូវប្រើពាក្យជំនួយពិសេសមួយ!
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រូបមន្តប្រយោគសំណួរ
Did + Subject + Verb (V1)
Example: Did you eat?
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ឧទាហរណ៍ជាក់ស្តែង
Did you watch TV? តើអ្នកបានមើលទូរទស្សន៍ទេ?
Did he call you? តើគាត់បានខលមកអ្នកទេ?
Did it rain yesterday? តើម្សិលមិញមានភ្លៀងទេ?
warning The Double Past Trap!

"Did" steals the past!

(បម្រាម! កុំប្រើកិរិយាសព្ទទម្រង់អតីតកាល V2 ពេលមានពាក្យ "Did" នៅក្នុងប្រយោគ! ពាក្យ Did បានបញ្ជាក់ពីអតីតកាលរួចទៅហើយ។)
Did you went? ❌
(You can't use 'Did' and 'went' together.)
Did you go? ✔️
(Use the base verb 'go'.)
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ការឆ្លើយតបខ្លីៗ (Yes / No)
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Did you eat? តើអ្នកបានញ៉ាំបាយទេ?
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Yes, I did. បាទ/ចាស បានញ៉ាំ។
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No, I didn't. ទេ មិនបានញ៉ាំទេ។

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Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to use "Did" correctly without falling into the Double Past Trap! Practice speaking out loud with the video.

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង ⚡
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Did she ___ to the market?
(តើនាងបានទៅផ្សារទេ?)
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___ you watch a movie yesterday?
(តើអ្នកបានមើលកុនទេកាលពីម្សិលមិញ?)
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Find the correct sentence!
(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)
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Did you eat?
Yes, I ___.
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

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Recent Questions

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Kosal 2 hours ago

Teacher, I don't understand. Why can't we say "Did you went?" It's in the past!

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Kosal! Think of "Did" like a time machine. Because "Did" is already in the past tense (from "Do"), it "steals" the past tense away from the main verb. So, the main verb can just relax in its normal base form (go). You only need ONE past marker in the question! 🕵️‍♂️⏳

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