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NEGATIVE PAST TENSE
Other verbs
SUBJECT
DIDN'T
VERB
EXAMPLE 1 Write the correct form: EXAMPLE 2 Write the correct form:
negative
(-)
I
D
I
D
N
'
T
study
(study) I ____________ Swahili. (eat) I _____________ breakfast at 12:30.
you
eat
(eat) You ____________ a snack yesterday. (walk) You ________________ to school.
he
work
(work) Frank _____________ last week. (study) Frank ____________ enough.
she
play
(play) Sara _____________ basketball. (go) Sara ____________ to cooking school.
it
fly
(fly) The airplane _______________ slowly. (work) The car ________________ .
we
listen
(listen) We ___________________to the teacher. (eat) We _____________ candy yesterday.
you
know
(meet) You and Sue _______________ Madonna. (live) You and Pat _______________ there.
they
like
(like) Pat and Fran _______________ the dinner. (enjoy) They ___________ that homework.
BE Verb
SUBJECT
VERB + NOT
EXAMPLE 1 Write the correct form: EXAMPLE 2 Write the correct form:
negative
(-)
I
wasn't
(be) I ___________ a perfect student. (be) I ___________ at work today.
you
weren't
(be) You __________ here yesterday. (be) You __________ the driver.
he
wasn't
(be) Frank _________ a Taco Bell worker. (be) Sam ___________ a doctor.
she
wasn't
(be) Sara ___________ a flute player. (be) Pia ____________ in class.
it
wasn't
(be) The airplane _________ slow. (be) My computer _________ fast enough.
we
weren't
(be) We ________ tired last night. (be) We ___________ in class on Sunday.
you
weren't
(be) You and Steve ___________ lazy. (be)You two _________ very busy today.
they
weren't
(be) Maria and Frank ________ in the garage. (be) Jenny and Mara _______ at school.
Negative Past Tense Practice
Write the correct NEGATIVE past verb form for each sentence.
1) (be) I _________ lazy yesterday. 2) (run) The train ___________ last night.
3) (like) We __________ that homework. 4) (play) I _______ soccer on Friday.
5) (be) You _________ a truck driver. 6) (remember) She _______________ that.
7) (be) You and Kat__________ here. 8) (like) Tom ____________ this car.
9) (work) Jon ____________ very hard. 10) (be) Max and Mel _____________ busy.
11) (be) The teacher _________ mean. 11) (have) Steve _____________ his book.
13) (walk) Sue __________ to school. 14) (need) The students _____________ help.
15) (be) It __________ hot today. 16) (be) The students _______________ lazy.
17) (eat) The cat ___________ the candy. 18) (have) My room ____________ a window.
19) (be) Paris ________ a boring city. 20) (circle) Amy ______________ the answer.
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