Simple Past - Negation of sentences in English - Exercise 1

Explanation: Simple Past

Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps. You can use long or short/contracted forms of the auxiliary.

Example: Tom wrote a letter. - Tom ______________ a letter.

Answer: Tom wrote a letter. - Tom did not write a letter. or Tom didn't write a letter.

1) He played handball. - He handball.
2) Susan waited in the kitchen. - Susan in the kitchen.
3) I made the beds. - I the beds.
4) They cleaned the classroom. - They the classroom.
5) She asked a lot of questions. - She a lot of questions.
6) The friends got new computers. - The friends new computers.
7) I was in Sofia last weekend. - I in Sofia last weekend.
8) You built a house. - You a house.
9) Christian bought a new guitar. - Christian a new guitar.
10) We went shopping. - We shopping.