G1: Simple Past V

G1: Simple Past V - negative

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

Figure out the correct way to make a negative sentence in simple past. Use the verb in ( ).

'BE' VERB
SUBJECT	I	you	he - she - it	we	they
NEGATIVE	was not	were not	was not	were not
CONTRACTION	wasn't	weren't	wasn't	weren't

OTHER VERBS
SUBJECT	I	you	he - she - it	we	they
NEGATIVE	did not + base form of the verb: do / go / make / eat / study / work / etc.
CONTRACTION	didn't + base form of the verb: do / go / make / eat / study / work / etc.

EXAMPLE: Mary / here / yesterday / ('be' + not) → "Mary wasn't here yesterday."

you / (‘be’ + not) / in America / last year.
1. You weren't in America last year.
2. You did not be in America last year.
3. You were in America not last year.
there / a meeting / yesterday / (‘be’ + not)
1. There didn't be a meeting yesterday.
2. There not was a meeting yesterday.
3. There wasn't a meeting yesterday.
(study + not) / Koji / last night
1. Koji didn't study last night.
2. Koji wasn't study last night.
3. Koji not studied last night.
we / at home last weekend / (‘be’ + not)
1. We didn't at home last weekend.
2. We weren't at home last weekend.
3. We at home weren't last weekend.
we / at home last weekend / (stay + not)
1. We weren't stay at home last weekend.
2. We did not stayed at home last weekend.
3. We didn't stay at home last weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Jetson / (fly + not) / their plane / in December
1. Mr. and Mrs. Jetson didn't flew their plane in December.
2. Mr. and Mrs. Jetson wasn't fly their plane in December.
3. Mr. and Mrs. Jetson didn't fly their plane in December.
People / (‘have’ + not) / in the 1970s / personal computers
1. People didn't have personal computers in the 1970s.
2. People didn't had personal computers in the 1970s.
3. People wasn't have personal computers in the 1970s.
I / dinner / (eat + not) / yesterday
1. I didn't ate dinner yesterday.
2. I didn't eat dinner yesterday.
3. I wasn't eat dinner yesterday.
in the office / yesterday / I / (‘be’ + not)
1. I didn't be in the office yesterday.
2. I wasn't in the office yesterday.
3. I in the office wasn't yesterday.
My friend / for me / (wait + not)
1. My friend wasn't wait for me.
2. My friend not waited for me.
3. My friend didn't wait for me.
Candace / (call + not) / her mother / last week
1. Candace didn't call her mother last week.
2. Candace didn't called her mother last week.
3. Candace wasn't call her mother last week.
the test / Doug / (pass + not)
1. Doug wasn't pass the test.
2. Doug didn't pass the test.
3. Doug didn't passed the test.
Helen / the homework assignment / (do + not) / for today
1. Helen wasn't do the homework assignment for today.
2. Helen didn't did the homework assignment for today.
3. Helen didn't do the homework assignment for today.
Three students / to school / this morning / (come + not)
1. Three students didn't came to school this morning.
2. Three students didn't come to school this morning.
3. Three students wasn't come to school this morning.