PAST SIMPLE 2 NEGATIVE, INTERROGATIVE & MIXED FORMS

NEGATIVE FORM
In the negative form there is no difference between regular and irregular verbs. We need an auxiliary verb: DID + not did not = didnt After didnt we add the infinitive of the verb He studied He didnt study I went He didnt go

YOUR TURN NEXT 1

Look at the pictures.

Write negative sentences.

Check your answers.

Tom/ understand

Tom didnt understand

She / catch

She didnt catch the butterfly

He / swim

He didnt swim

Sue / spend

Sue didnt spend money

They / agree

They didnt agree

INTERROGATIVE & SHORT ANSWERS

In the interrogative form we put DID in front of the subject. After the subject we use the infinitive. For short answer we use S+ DID or DIDNT Did you buy the book? Yes, I did/ No, I didnt. Did the children study? Yes, they did/ No, they didnt.

YOUR TURN NEXT 2

Ask questions according to the pictures with the verbs given. Make short answers.

Check your answers.

She/ eat?

Did she eat an ice cream? Yes, she did

They / sleep?

Did they sleep? No, they didnt

Mum / feed?

Did mum feed the baby? Yes, she did

Jane/ buy?

Did Jane buy? No, she didnt

They/ win?

Did they win? Yes, they did

YOUR TURN NEXT 3

Answer the questions. Give complete answers. If the answer is negative, write the correct answer.

What did he cook?

He cooked two lobsters

What did she find?

She found a baby

What did they eat and drink?

They ate watermelon and drank juice

Did mum relax?

No, she didnt. She did the housework

Did they teach maths?

No, they didnt. They taught geography

How did they travel?

They travelled by bus

Did he live in Finland?

No, he didnt. He lived in France

What instrument did she play?

She played the violin

Where did the fairy sit?

She sat on a mushroom

What did Tom make?

He made a snowman

YOUR TURN NEXT 4

What did you do yesterday?
Write complete answers: At 7:45? ______________________________________ At 8:15? _______________________________________ At 12:30? ______________________________________ At 14:30? ______________________________________ At 16:00? ______________________________________ At 18:15? _______________________________________ At 21:00? ______________________________________ At 23:30? ______________________________________

YOUR TURN NEXT 5

Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb in the past simple: 1. Mum her car to the office. 2. Carol an e-mail to Mary. 3. I to school; I (not) the school bus. 4. Pam her teeth three times. 5. Jim the homework? Yes, he 6. I the maths exam! Im disappointed. 7. Tom a letter to Sandy and then it. 8. Sally her dictionary, so Mrs Jones angry.