Past Simple negative exercises PDF

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Exercise 4

Complete the sentence in negative form :

1. I phoned Tina yesterday. → I  Tina yesterday.
2. I tidied up my room. → I  up my room.
3. Sam became a lawyer. → Sam  a lawyer.
4. We found the map. → We  the map.
5. He spoke Japanese to her. → He  Japanese to her.
6. I sold my house two years ago. → I  my house two years ago.
7. Tom ran after the taxi. → Tom  after the taxi.
8. Hiromi wore her new dress at the party. → Hiromi  her new dress at the party.
9. We went to Paris in February. → We  to Paris in February.
10. I sent an email to Paul. → I  an email to Paul.
11. I flew to Paris last week. → I  to Paris last week.
12. You caught a cold. → You  a cold.
13. Tina drew a comic book. → Tina  a comic book.
14. We drove to the seaside. → We  to the seaside.
15. He left a note for you. → He  a note for you.

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ANSWERS

1. I did not phone Tina yesterday.
2. I did not tidy up my room.
3. Sam did not become a lawyer.
4. We did not find the map.
5. He did not speak Japanese to her.
6. I didn’t (did not) sell my house two years ago.
7. Tom did not run after the taxi.
8. Hiromi did not wear her new dress at the party.
9. We did not go to Paris in February.
10. I did not send an email to Paul.
11. I did not fly to Paris last week.
12. You did not catch a cold.
13. Tina did not draw a comic book.
14. We did not drive to the seaside
15. He did not leave a note for you.

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