The film wasn't very good. I _____________ it very much.a)enjoyedb...
The simple past (also called past simple, past indefinite) is a verb tense which is used to show that a completed action took place at a specific time in the past. We use the simple past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past, here, the action of not enjoying the film. The simple past is formed using the verb + ed. In addition, there are many verbs with irregular past forms. Questions are made with 'did' and negative forms are made with 'did not'.
The film wasn't very good. I _____________ it very much.a)enjoyedb...
Explanation:
The correct answer is option 'D': "didn't enjoy".
When forming negative sentences, we use the auxiliary verb "do" or "did" in the past tense, followed by the base form of the main verb. In this case, the main verb is "enjoy".
Formation of negative sentences:
- Present tense: Subject + do/does not + base form of verb
- Past tense: Subject + did not + base form of verb
In the given sentence, the action of not enjoying the film happened in the past. Therefore, we need to use the past tense form of the auxiliary verb "do" and the base form of the main verb "enjoy". This gives us "didn't enjoy" as the correct formation.
Incorrect options:
- Option 'A': "enjoyed" is the past tense form of "enjoy", but it does not fit in the negative sentence structure.
- Option 'B': "wasn't enjoy" is a combination of the past tense of the verb "to be" (wasn't) and the base form of "enjoy". However, this does not form a correct negative sentence structure.
- Option 'C': "didn't enjoyed" is incorrect because we should not use the past tense form of the verb "enjoy" after "didn't". Instead, we use the base form of the verb.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 'D': "didn't enjoy".