PAST SIMPLE - NEGATIVE FORM 3

PAST SIMPLE NEGATIVE FORM 3

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!

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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.

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EXAMPLE:
Frank turned on the radio. → Frank _______ the radio.

ANSWER:
Frank turned on the radio. → Frank did not turn on the radio. or
Frank turned on the radio. → Frank didn't turn on the radio.

Peter woke up at seven. → Peter up at seven.
The children ran home. → The children home.
I forgot to take the book with me. → I did to take the book with me.
We turned off the computer. → We off the computer.
My friend looked after the baby. → My friend after the baby.
Anne dropped a bottle of cola. → Anne a bottle of cola.
The boys jumped into the water. → The boys into the water.
He finished his homework. → He his homework.
They brushed their teeth. → They their teeth.
The lady sent invitation cards. → The lady invitation cards.

HERE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ANSWERS