The interrogative and negative form of ordinary verb

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Interrogative

Paul talked to Peter yesterday
Did Paul talk to Peter yesterday?

I walked to the library last Tuesday
Did I walk to the library last Tuesday?

Mary left the house at 7 o'clock last Friday.
Did Mary leave the house at 7 o'clock last Friday?

Peter ate cassava yesterday.
Did Peter eat cassava yesterday?

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Interrogative with a question word

The girls left the house at 6. 30
When did the girls have the house?

They left at 6. 30
Who left the house at 6. 30?

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Negative

The boys bought some sweets for the girls yesterday
The boys did not buy some sweets for girls yesterday

My brother went to bed at 8 o'clock last night
My brother did not go bed at 8 o'clock last night

Mary listened to the radio yesterday
Mary did not listen to the radio yesterday

Alice wanted fish for dinner
Alice did not want fish for dinner

Remark:

didn't = did not

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Vocabulary

To beat (beat, beaten) = to hit

• Mballa's father beat him with a big cane last Saturday
• To hit again and again.
  The dancer are beating the drum
• To do better than.
  Cameroon beat Spain in the world cup

To go (wend, gone) = I went to church yesterday.
To find (found, found)

• To discover by accident.
  Did you money in the street last year?
• Discover by searching. Example: Did you find your last book?

To travel: to go from one place to anther.
My father traveled from Yaoundé to Douala and back week-end.
Wood → adjective=wooden
My desk is made of wood
I have a wooden desk
wool → woolen
My pullover is made of wool
It is a woolen pullover wool
gold → adjective = golden
My father bought a golden watch for my mother at her birthday.
To begin (began; begin) = to start
Classes begin at 7.30 everyday
through: The arrow passes through the circle
to save: to free from harm. Example: Jesus saved the world.
The firemen saved the woman from the begin house.
To save = safe; safety

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The feminine of nouns

Feminine in "ess"

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Irregular forms