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Wednesday 7 November 2012

EXERCISE: Simple Past - Negation of sentences

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.


Answers:
1) Andy bought a new shirt. - Andy did not buy a new shirt.
2) They went shopping last Friday. - They did not go shopping last Friday.
3) She had a bath in the morning. - She did not have a bath in the morning.
4) We felt like a big ice-cream. - We did not feel like a big ice-cream.
5) The students sat down. - The students did not sit down.
6) Marie ran home. - Marie did not run home.
7) The managers shook hands on the deal. - The managers did not shake hands on the deal.
8) William rode a horse. - William did not ride a horse.
9) The nurse took Peter's temperature. - The nurse did not take Peter's temperature.
10) I understood what the teacher said. - I did not understand what the teacher said.





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