THE PAST INDEFINITE (SIMPLE) TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
I worked/wrote
I did not (didn't) work/write
Did I work/write?
Правило чтения окончаний прошедшего времени правильных глаголов
needed ['ni:did]
knitted ['nitid]
stayed [steid]
laughed [la:ft]
passed [pa:st]
Example:
Solnechnogorsk received town status in 1938.
Solnechnogorsk did not (didn't) receive town status in 1936.
When did it receive town status?