Meaning
Using Didn’t she is a way of repeating what you’ve just heard, generally in order to get more details from the other person. It’s a good way to make sure or confirm information that has been seen or given to you.
Today’s Sentences
- Didn’t she get a call from him?
- Didn’t she open a flower shop?
- Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
- Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
- Didn’t she graduate from that school?
- Writer’s Note
01
Didn’t she get a call from him?
Situation 1
I forwarded her contacts to my boss.
Really?
That’s great.
Didn’t she get a call from him?
She didn’t mention anything.
I’ll ask her later.
Situation 2
Did she tell you about the date?
No, she didn’t.
Didn’t she get a call from him?
I have no idea.
I guess it didn’t go well.
02
Didn’t she open a flower shop?
Situation 1
How’s your sister doing?
She’s great!
Didn’t she open a flower shop?
She did!
It’s been a few months now.
Situation 2
I got some flowers on the way.
They’re beautiful!
Are they from the new shop in town?
Yes, they are.
My wife helped me pick them for you.
Come to think of it, didn’t she open a flower shop?
03
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
Situation 1
So, when are you gonna propose?
I have no idea.
Should I?
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
She did.
But we haven’t talked about the future yet.
Situation 2
I broke up with her.
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
No, she told me she didn’t love me.
That’s tough man.
Sorry to hear that.
04
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
Situation 1
Let’s take them to the steak house.
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
Did she?
We’ll go to a more vegetarian-friendly place then.
I think she’d appreciate that.
Situation 2
Would you like to come over for dinner and drinks on Friday night?
We’d love to!
My girlfriend would love that.
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
I can make some vegetarian options for her.
That’s so sweet of you to remember.
She’ll be so grateful for accommodating her.
05
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
Situation 1
Did you say your sister went to Western?
Yea, how do you know her?
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
I was one year her senior.
She did.
She’s in another city for work now.
Situation 2
What schools did you apply to?
I applied to schools in New York, California, and Indiana.
Really?
My sister went to school in New York.
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
Writer’s Note
Let’s go over a few points and differences of ‘Do not’. Using Didn’t (past tense of do not) refers to the past. While don’t and doesn’t both refers to the present. The main difference between don’t and doesn’t is:
- We use Don’t when the subject is I, you, we or they.
- We don’t have the right shoes to go bowling.
- They don’t know the exact directions to the library.
- I don’t think I’ve ever been so angry with him before.
- You don’t have the right to talk to me that way.
- When the subject is he, she or it, we use doesn’t.
- He doesn’t see a future with her.
- It doesn’t seem like she will win the election.
- She doesn’t look very happy today.
- Didn’t can be used in:
- Subjects – I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- Objects – Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Write them down, say them aloud, and practice, practice, practice! The more comfortable you are when using these rules, the more confident you will be while talking with others. Incorporate them into your daily life and be willing to learn!
