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 = didn’t After didn’t we add the infinitive of the verb He studied → He didn’t study I went → He didn’t go

YOUR TURN NEXT 1 Look at the pictures. Write negative sentences. Check your answers.

Tom/ understand Tom didn’t understand

She / catch She didn’t catch the butterfly

He / swim He didn’t swim

Sue / spend Sue didn’t spend money

They / agree They didn’t 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 DIDN’T Did you buy the book? Yes, I did/ No, I didn’t. Did the children study? Yes, they did/ No, they didn’t.

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 didn’t

Mum / feed? Did mum feed the baby? Yes, she did

Jane/ buy? Did Jane buy? No, she didn’t

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 didn’t. She did the housework

Did they teach maths? No, they didn’t. They taught geography

How did they travel? They travelled by bus

Did he live in Finland? No, he didn’t. 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:

YOUR TURN NEXT 5 Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb in the past simple: Mum …………… to the office. Carol …………… an e-mail to Mary. I ………… to school; I……… (not) the school bus. Pam ……………… her teeth three times. ……… Jim ……… the homework? Yes, he ……… I …………… the maths exam! I’m disappointed. Tom ……… a letter to Sandy and then ……… it. Sally ………………… her dictionary, so Mrs Jones …………… angry.