Did you played tennis yesterday?

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Since we are talking about the past, why do we not say played? Thanks.
 
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Since we are talking about the past, why do we not say played? Thanks.
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The auxiliary 'did' carries the past idea; 'play' is the tenseless bare infinitive.
 
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