WBCS.LIVE practice question

Why did you not spoken to me earlier? Correct the sentence by using the following one.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. did not spoke
  2. did you not spoke
  3. did you not speak
  4. were you not spoken

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: did you not speak

Explanation: Context: The sentence is in the simple past tense. After the auxiliary ‘did’, the main verb should always be in its base form (V1). 1. did not spoke ❌ – wrong; verb should be in base form. 2. did you not spoke ❌ – wrong tense form. 3. did you not speak ✅ – correct; base form after ‘did’. 4. were you not spoken ❌ – passive and incorrect. Correct Sentence/Example Sentence: Why did you not speak to me earlier?