February 9, 2010

20.2 Asking questions using did

We have learned the formula of making a simple past time question. Here are more examples on making questions from statements in the simple past time.

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February 8, 2010

20.1 Asking questions using did

To find out if an action happened in the past, we make questions using the word did. Did is the past form of do. It tells us it is the simple past time. Let’s look at some examples:

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February 5, 2010

Answers to Exercise 71 Making negative past time

Exercise 71 Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative

Example:

I brought a towel, but I __________ any soap.

(brought = past time of bring)

I brought a towel, but I didn’t bring any soap.

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February 4, 2010

Answers to Exercise 70 Making negative simple past time

Exercise 70 Complete these sentences with the verbs in the negative.

Example:

I spoke to Adam but I ……………….. to his brother. (spoke = past time of speak)
I spoke to Adam but I didn’t speak to his brother.

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February 3, 2010

Exercise 71 Making negative simple past time

Exercise 71 Complete these sentences with the verbs in the negative

Example:

I brought a towel, but I __________ any soap.

(brought = past time of bring)

I brought a towel, but I didn’t bring any soap.

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February 2, 2010

Exercise 70 Making negative simple past time

Exercise 70 Complete these sentences with the verbs in the negative.

Example:

I spoke to Adam but I ……………….. to his brother. (spoke = past time of speak)
I spoke to Adam but I didn’t speak to his brother.

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February 1, 2010

19.3 Actions that people and things did not do

Here are more examples on positive and negative sentences in the simple past time. Remember, the action word does not change in the negative form.

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January 29, 2010

Lesson 19.2 Actions that people and things did not do

Very often we say things that we did and did not do at the same time. Here are some examples:

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January 28, 2010

Lesson 19.1 Actions that people and things did not do

In Lesson 18, we learned about actions that people and things did or happened in the past. In this lesson, we are going to learn the negative, actions that people and things did not do.

We use the word did not or didn’t to make negative sentences in the simple past time. Did is the past form of do. Therefore the word did tells us it is the simple past time. Let’s look at the positive sentences again:

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January 27, 2010

Answers to Exercise 69 Making simple past time

Exercise 69 Change each verb to simple past time

Example:

A neighbour ____ (find) my kitten.
A neighbour found my kitten.

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January 26, 2010

Answers to Exercise 68 Making simple past time

Exercise 68 Change each verb to simple past time

Example:

She ______ (catch) a cold two days ago.
She caught a cold two days ago.

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January 25, 2010

Answers to Exercise 67 Making simple past time

Exercise 67 Change the y to i before adding ed to these verbs to make them simple past time.

Example:

The mice ______ (scurry) into the bush.
The mice scurried into the bush.

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January 22, 2010

Answers to Exercise 66 Making simple past time

Exercise 66 Double the last letter before adding ed to these verbs to make them simple past time.

Example:

We ____ (sip) the hot chocolate slowly.
We sipped the hot chocolate slowly.

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January 21, 2010

Answers to Exercise 65 Making simple past time

Exercise 65 Add d to these verbs to make them simple past time.

Example:

Someone ______ (sneeze).
Someone sneezed.

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January 20, 2010

Answers to Exercise 64 Making simple past time

Exercise 64 Add ed to these verbs to make them simple past time.

Example:

We ______ (enjoy) ourselves at the party.
We enjoyed ourselves at the party.

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January 19, 2010

Answers to Exercise 63 Making questions present continuous time

Exercise 63 Making questions from statements

Example:

They are planning a big party. Are they planning a big party?

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January 19, 2010

Answers to Exercise 62 Negative present continuous time

Exercise 62 Making negative present continuous sentences

Example:

The girls are bickering.
The girls are not bickering.

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January 18, 2010

Exercise 69 Making simple past time

Exercise 69 Change each verb to simple past time

Example:

A neighbour ____ (find) my kitten.
A neighbour found my kitten.

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January 15, 2010

Exercise 68 Making simple past time

Exercise 68 Change each verb to simple past time

Example:

She ______ (catch) a cold two days ago.
She caught a cold two days ago.

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January 14, 2010

Exercise 67 Adding ed to a verb

Exercise 67 Change the y to i before adding ed to these verbs to make them simple past time.

Example:

The mice ______ (scurry) into the bush.
The mice scurried into the bush.

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