Het is dus eigenlijk heel simpel: vragen = did + onderwerp + hele werkwoord
Hier zijn wat uitgewerkte voorbeelden:
- My sister cooked Indonesian food yesterday
- Did my sister cook indonesian food yesterday?
- We saw him at the airport
- Did we see him at the airport?
- They lived on a small island near Bali
- Did they live on a small island near Bali?
- He bought her a lot of ice cream and chocolate
- Did he bought her a lot of ice cream and chocolate?
Maar let op de verleden tijd van het werkwoord to be (was, were)
Vraagzinnen met was en were in de past simple, hebben geen hulpwerkwoorden. In dit geval komen was en were vooraan de zin te staan.