1. —Where did you go on vacation? 你到哪里去度假了？

—I went to New York City. 我去了纽约城。

注：问句是一般过去时的特殊疑问句，由where引导，需借助助动词did，句中动词用原形。

2. —Did you go out with anyone? 你出去带人吗？

—No, No one was here. Everyone was on vacation. 不，没有人在这儿。大家度去度假了。

注：含有实意动词的一般过去时的陈述句变为一般疑问句时，要借助助动词do的过去式did，将did置于句首，句中动词变为原形。

3. —Did you buy anything special? 你买了什么特别的东西吗？

—Yes, I bought something for my father. 对，我给父亲买了一些东西。

注：当形容词修饰不定代词时，形容词要放在后面作后置定语，即anything special。

4. There was nothing much to do in the evening but read.晚上除了读书以外无事可做。

注：nothing…to do but…表示“除了……外没什么事可做”，句末的read不是过去式，而是动词原型。这一句是省略句，but后省略了动词不定式符号to，完整的句子应该是“There was nothing much to do in the evening but to read books.”