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English Grammar Exercises for A1 – Past simple (negative and interrogative)

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1. Make the sentences negative.

  • 1)
    We went to the music festival.
  • 2)
    Jason listened to music last night.
  • 3)
    The dogs ate its food.
  • 4)
    Henry tidied his bedroom at the weekend.
  • 5)
    I wanted to go to school on Friday.
  • 6)
    George forgot to do his homework.

2. Write negative sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs below.

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  • 1)
    Fred and I volleyball in the gym.
  • 2)
    Harry and Dean the internet.
  • 3)
    I a bad dream last night.
  • 4)
    Amy any homework last night.
  • 5)
    My sister biology at school.
  • 6)
    It last month.
  • 7)
    Joanne a text to her brother.
  • 8)
    We a film at the cinema.

3. Write true sentences about what you did last weekend. Use the past simple affirmative or negative.

  • 1)
    go to the cinema
  • I went to the cinema. / I didn’t go to the cinema.
  • 2)
    phone my friend
  • 3)
    buy a magazine
  • 4)
    read a newspaper
  • 5)
    help with the housework
  • 6)
    take a photo

4. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

  • 1)
    yesterday / did / have / you / lunch / where
  • ?
  • 2)
    to school / did / what time / get / on Monday / you
  • ?
  • 3)
    did / for breakfast / you / what / this morning / have
  • ?
  • 4)
    in / did / next to / sit / last English lesson / your / you / who
  • ?
  • 5)
    yesterday / how much / you / water / drink / did
  • ?
  • 6)
    watch / you / television / last night / did
  • ?
  • 7)
    this morning / to school / get / how / you / did
  • ?

5. Write full answers to the questions in exercise 4. Use the past simple.

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6. Write questions and answers. Use the past simple.

  • 1)
    Josh / ride to school? ✗
  • Did Josh ride to school?
  • No, he didn’t.
  • 2)
    Dan / break his leg? ✓
  • 3)
    Millie / find her phone? ✗
  • 4)
    Jess and Oliver / watch a DVD? ✓
  • 5)
    Beth and Jamie / help in the kitchen? ✗
  • 6)
    William / buy any new clothes? ✗

7. Complete the dialogue with the correct past simple negative or interrogative form of the verbs in brackets.

  • Pete 1) (you / have) a good weekend, Matt?
  • Matt Yes, I did. It was my birthday.
  • Pete Really? Happy birthday! What 2) (you / do)?
  • Matt I went to London for the weekend.
  • Pete Wow! Who 3) (you / go) with?
  • Matt I went with my family. It was great!
  • Pete 4) (you / drive) there?
  • Matt No, we 5) (not go) by car; we went by train. We saw all the sights: Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, I loved it! But I 6) (not like) Buckingham Palace, because there were a lot of people.
  • Pete Yes, London is always really busy. 7) (you / buy) any souvenirs?
  • Matt No, I 8) (not have) time to go shopping!

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