Grammar (N/I)

PAST SIMPLE: NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE

 

Negative sentences:

Use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of do) every time regardless the subject.

Regular Verbs	Irregular Verbs
I did not play football.	I did not go to the supermarket.

NOTE: Short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Past are used quite often.

Regular Verbs	Irregular Verbs
I didn't play football.	I didn't go to the supermarket.

Questions:

Use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of do) every time regardless the subject.

Regular Verbs       Irregular Verbs

Did you play?     Did you swim?

NOTE: Short Answers:

Yes, I did. Yes, he did. 

No, I didn't. No, he didn't. 

ACTIVITIES 

  1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple negative.


      - Jen ………………….. (do) her homework yesterday.

      - We ……………………… (walk) to school last week.

      - Last week, Oliver ……………… (play) in the football team.

      - The students ………………….. (listen) to the teacher.

      - I ……………………… (have) lunch. I’m very hungry now.

  2. Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple negative.

      - I / visit / a castle / yesterday

        I didn’t visit the castle yesterday

      - Brad / walk / with Kin / to the park

      - You and Tim / study / last night

      - Laura / go / to England / last week

      - We / read / a biographical book / yesterday

      3.      Jack did a school Project about a type of book: historical. Write sentences about what he did and didn’t do for the project.

× read a historical book

√ find information on the Internet

× draw pictures of history

× watch a TV programme about history

√ write five pages about historical books

             1.      Jack didn’t read a historical book

             2.      …………………………………...

             3.      ……………………………………

             4.      ……………………………………

       5.  ……………………………………

       4.      Complete the words in bold to make negative sentences. Use the words in brackets.

             -         Dan walked to school. (home)

             Dan didn’t walk home                   

             -    Jackie and Pete played computer games. (football)

            ……………………………………….

              -   My mother bought me a new sweater. (T-shirt)

            ……………………………………

          

        -   We read a fantasy story. (biographical)

            ………………………………………         

              

               -   The children listened to rock music. (classical)

            ………………………………………

              

               -  I saw a horror film. (romance)

            ……………………………………        

             

               - Laura studied maths yesterday. (English)

            ……………………………………….

        5.      Write questions. Use the Past Simple.

        - Dan / listen to the radio / last night

          Did Dan listen to the radio last night?

         - Donkey / swim / in the film

         - Donkey / run / in the forest

         - Shrek / want to / be / with the Donkey

         - The Donkey / get afraid of / Shrek's scream

         - Shrek / hate / the Doneky's song

         - The Donkey / like / Shrek's house

        - Shrek / want to / live / with the Donkey

6. Watch a short part of Shrek's film and answer the questions.

         1. Yes, he did

WATCH THE VIDEO

7. Complete the questions in the dialogue.

      A: Where …………. you …………. last Saturday?

      B: I went to the cinema.

      A: What film …………. you …………see?

      B: I saw the new Julia Roberts film.

      A: ………… you ……………… it?

      B: Yes, I did. I enjoyed it very much.

      A: ………….. your mother ……………… you to the cinema?

      B: No, she didn’t. My father took me.

      A: ………. he ……………… something to drink?

      B: Yes, he bought me a cola.
  

8. Correct the mistakes. 

    - Sue didn’t went to the shops last Saturday.

    - We don’t study in ESO 2 a year ago.

    - Did the teacher gave homework yesterday?

    - Do you visit your family in London last summer?

    - Bob and Tom didn’t does their homework yesterday.