Simple Past,negative sentences

Simple Past - Negation of sentences in English - Exercise 1

Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps. You can use long or short/contracted forms of the auxiliary. Example: Tom wrote a letter. - Tom ______________ a letter. Answer: Tom wrote a letter. - Tom did not write a letter. or Tom didn't write a letter.

1) He played handball. - He handball. 2) Susan waited in the kitchen. - Susan in the kitchen. 3) I made the beds. - I the beds. 4) They cleaned the classroom. - They the classroom. 5) She asked a lot of questions. - She a lot of questions. 6) The friends got new computers. - The friends new computers. 7) I was in Sofia last weekend. - I in Sofia last weekend. 8) You built a house. - You a house. 9) Christian bought a new guitar. - Christian a new guitar. 10) We went shopping. - We shopping.

Simple Past - Negation of sentences in English - Exercise 2 Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliary. Example: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack ______________ a text message. Answer: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack did not write a text message. or Jack didn't write a text message. 1) Andy bought a new shirt. - Andy a new shirt. 2) They went shopping last Friday. - They shopping last Friday. 3) She had a bath in the morning. - She a bath in the morning. 4) We felt like a big ice-cream. - We like a big ice-cream. 5) The students sat down. - The students down. 6) Marie ran home. - Marie home. 7) The managers shook hands on the deal. - The managers hands on the deal. 8) William rode a horse. - William a horse. 9) The nurse took Peter's temperature. - The nurse Peter's temperature. 10) I understood what the teacher said. - I what the teacher said.
Negation of English sentences in the Simple Past - Exercise 3 Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negative verb forms (sometimes with a preposition) from the first sentences into the gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliaries. Example: Frank turned on the radio. - Frank ______________ the radio. Answer: Frank turned on the radio. - Frank did not turn on the radio. or Frank didn't turn on the radio. 1) Peter woke up at seven. - Peter at seven. 2) The children ran home. - The children home. 3) I forgot to take the book with me. - I to take the book with me. 4) We turned off the computer. - We the computer. 5) My friend looked after the baby. - My friend the baby. 6) Anne dropped a bottle of cola. - Anne a bottle of cola. 7) The boys jumped into the water. - The boys into the water. 8) He finished his homework. - He his homework. 9) They brushed their teeth. - They their teeth. 10) The lady sent invitation cards. - The lady invitation cards.