Past simple negative
Form past simple negatives with didn't plus the base form of the verb; Use the same negative form for regular and irregular verbs and for every subject; Use did not as the full formal form and didn't as the usual contracted form.
1. We _____ to the beach because it rained all day.
Multiple Choice20sAdidn't go✓Bdidn't wentCnot wentDweren't go💡 Use didn't + the base form go.
2. The sentence 'She didn't ate breakfast' is correct.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 After didn't, use the base form eat, not the past form ate.
3. I _____ the book last night because I was tired. (not finish)
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddidn't finish · did not finish💡 The past negative is didn't + base verb.
4. Kai _____ enough money for the bus, so he walked home.
Multiple Choice20sAdidn't have✓Bdidn't hadCdoesn't haveDnot had💡 The negative of had for an action/state with have is didn't have.
5. Match each positive past form to its negative form.
Matching30splayed→didn't playwrote→didn't writebought→didn't buystudied→didn't study💡 Both regular and irregular verbs return to the base form after didn't.
6. My parents _____ television yesterday evening. (not watch)
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddidn't watch · did not watch💡 Use didn't watch with any plural or singular subject.
7. Put the words in order to say what the students did not know.
Put in Order30s- 1.The students
- 2.didn't
- 3.know
- 4.the answer.
💡 The order is subject + didn't + base verb + object.
8. Which is the full form of 'didn't call'?
Multiple Choice20sAdid not call✓Bdoes not callCdid not calledDwas not call💡 Didn't is the contraction of did not.
9. We use 'didn't work' with I, he, we, and they.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 The past negative form is the same for every subject.
10. Nadia _____ her laptop to class on Tuesday. (not bring)
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddidn't bring · did not bring💡 Bring stays in the base form after didn't.
11. They didn't _____ the sign near the door.
Multiple Choice20sAsee✓BsawCseenDseeing💡 Use the base form see after didn't.
12. Match each past negative situation beginning to its only logical ending.
Matching30sI was tired because I didn't→sleep well last night.Marta's message is still here; she didn't→send the email.Our dog's bowl was full because it didn't→eat its food.The doors stayed closed; the shops didn't→open on Sunday.💡 Didn't is followed by an unchanged base verb in every sentence.
13. Leo _____ for the test at the weekend. (not study)
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddidn't study · did not study💡 Use study, not studied, after didn't.
14. 'She doesn't visit us yesterday' is a correct past negative sentence.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Use didn't, not doesn't, for the past simple negative.
15. The train _____ at our station last night.
Multiple Choice20sAdidn't stop✓Bdidn't stoppedCdoesn't stoppedDnot stop💡 Use didn't + the base form stop.
16. Put the words in order to make a formal past negative sentence.
Put in Order30s- 1.Mr Lee
- 2.did not
- 3.receive
- 4.the message.
💡 The full form follows subject + did not + base verb.
17. I _____ nervous before the interview. (not feel)
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddidn't feel · did not feel💡 The irregular past felt changes back to feel after didn't.
18. Choose the negative form of 'He wrote a letter.'
Multiple Choice20sAHe didn't write a letter.✓BHe didn't wrote a letter.CHe not wrote a letter.DHe doesn't wrote a letter.💡 Use didn't and change wrote back to the base form write.
19. A verb after didn't stays in its base form.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Did already carries the past meaning, so the main verb is not in the past form.
20. We _____ a cake because the oven was broken. (not make)
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddidn't make · did not make💡 Use didn't + make, the base form of the irregular verb.