Application goal: Tracing the steps of an event.
Use did, then the subject and base verb, in past simple questions. Do not use a past form after did or didn’t.
Context: Finding a bag. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Use did, then the subject and base verb, in past simple questions. Do not use a past form after did or didn’t.
Context: Finding a bag. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
I did not take it because I was looking for my phone.
لم آخذها لأنني كنت أبحث عن هاتفي.
Who did you speak to at the café?
إلى من تحدثت في المقهى؟
The manager found the bag and kept it behind the counter.
وجد المدير الحقيبة واحتفظ بها خلف المنضدة.