didn't
Was not doing
Didn't is the contraction of did not, used in negative statements and questions about past actions: I didn't know you were coming, Didn't she call yesterday?
The contracted form dominates speech and informal writing, while did not appears in formal contexts or for emphasis: I did not say that.
contraction
Past negative of be
- couldn'tPast inability marker
- wouldn'tPast conditional negative
- shouldn'tAdvised against doing
- hadn'tPast negative auxiliary
weren't · won't · can't · hasn't · haven't · isn't · aren't · mustn't
wasn't
Past negative of be
hadn't · weren't · won't · can't · hasn't · haven't · isn't · aren't · mustn't · needn't
happened
Came into being
neglected · omitted · missed · skipped · avoided · refused · declined · abstained · refrained · overlooked
never
At no point
disclaim · refute · contradict · dispute · reject · rebuff · disbelieve · doubt · question · challenge