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English Grammar Exercises for A1 – Past simple negative and interrogative (2)

7 упражнений

1. Make the sentences negative.

  • 1)
    Jake phoned Sarah yesterday evening.
  • Jake didn’t phone Sarah yesterday evening.
  • 2)
    George went to London last weekend.
  • 3)
    Joe wrote his new jacket yesterday.
  • 4)
    Pete invited Fred to his birthday party.
  • 5)
    You sent me an email.
  • 6)
    Wendy left home before nine o’clock.
  • 7)
    My dad studied German at school.

2. Write true sentences about what you did last weekend. Use the past simple, affirmative or negative, and the prompts.

  • 1)
    make a phone call
  • I made a phone call. / I didn’t make a phone call.
  • 2)
    go to the theatre
  • 3)
    help with the housework
  • 4)
    play basketball
  • 5)
    read a book

3. Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then write true answers.

  • 1)
    you / last night? / go / did / when / to bed
  • When did you go to bed last night?
  • I went to bed at ten o’clock.
  • 2)
    come / how / this morning? / did / you / to school
  • 3)
    do / what / you / last Saturday morning? / did
  • 4)
    last Sunday? / you / what time / did / get up
  • 5)
    this morning? / you / what / did / for breakfast / have

4. Listen to Rosie asking Rob about his weekend and complete the sentences. Use the past simple form, affirmative or negative, of the verbs in brackets.

Audio
  • 1)
    Rob didn’t have a good time at the weekend. (have)
  • 2)
    Rob and Sam football. (play)
  • 3)
    Rob and Sam to the cinema. (go)
  • 4)
    Rob and Sam a film. (see)
  • 5)
    Rob and Sam the right bus. (take)

5. Now write questions and short answers. Use your answers to exercise 4.

  • 1)
    Did Rob have a good time at the weekend?
  • No, he didn’t.
  • 2)
  • 3)
  • 4)
  • 5)

6. Find the mistakes in these sentences. Rewrite them correctly.

  • 1)
    Sally catched the bus to town. ✗
  • Sally caught the bus to town.
  • 2)
    When you come home last night? ✗
  • 3)
    Did Mum made a cake yesterday? ✗
  • 4)
    Kevin not wore jeans to school. ✗
  • 5)
    We didn’t stayed in last night. We went out. ✗
  • 6)
    ‘Did Jamie watch TV last night?’ ‘Yes, he watched.’ ✗

7. Challenge!

  • Challenge!
  • Write three more quiz questions for your classmates. Use when, where, and what.
  • 1)
    When did Poland join the European Union?
  • 2)
  • 3)
  • 4)

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