PAST SIMPLE - NEGATIVE FORM 2

PAST SIMPLE NEGATIVE FORM 2

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Task

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 auxiliaries.

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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 wrote a text message. → Jack didn't write a text message.

Andy bought a new shirt. → Andy a new shirt.
They went shopping last Friday. → They shopping last Friday.
She had a bath in the morning. → She a bath in the morning.
We felt like a big ice→cream. → We like a big ice→cream.
The students sat down. → The students down.
Marie ran home. → Marie home.
The managers shook hands on the deal. → The managers hands on the deal.
William rode a horse. → William a horse.
The nurse took Peter's temperature. → The nurse Peter's temperature.
I understood what the teacher said. → I what the teacher said.

HERE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ANSWER
Andy bought a new shirt. → Andy did not buy a new shirt.
They went shopping last Friday. → They did not go shopping last Friday.
She had a bath in the morning. → She did not have a bath in the morning.
We felt like a big ice→cream. → We did not feel like a big ice→cream.
The students sat down. → The students did not sit down.
Marie ran home. → Marie did not run home.
The managers shook hands on the deal. → The managers did not shake hands on the deal.
William rode a horse. → William did not ride a horse.
The nurse took Peter's temperature. → The nurse did not take Peter's temperature.
I understood what the teacher said. → I did not understand what the teacher said.