Negative past

Negative past

To talk about unreal past actions we use negative past.

Didn't

(Did not)

I didn't eat your pizza!

• We use "didn't" after the subject.

• We use base form verbs.

Multiple Choice

For negative senteces, we use "didn't" _____ the subject.

• After

• Before

Multiple Choice

In questions, we use "did" _____ the subject.

• Before

• After

Multiple Choice

Andy ____ __ to Egypt yesterday.

• go did

• didn't go

• didn't goes

Open Ended

Convert the affirmative sentence into a negative sentence:

"George plays the trumpet."

Verbs have always the same form

Pairwork:

Read the next story

• There was a little girl in Texas. Her name was Sue. She was very intelligent and creative, but she was also pretty shy.

• She had a neighbor named Tim. He was always reading comic books. Sue wanted to be her friend, but she never talked to him.

One day she was talking a walk with her mother. Sue stopped in front of a toy store. She saw a beautiful horse toy. It was brown, with blond hair. Sue really wanted it.

Her mother came over and asked her:

— Do you want that horse toy?

Sue was embarassed.

— Of course not! That is a baby toy!

And she went home without the horse toy.

Sue was an excellent science student. Her granpa was a scientist and he taught her a lot. One day, at school, her teacher ask her:

— Sue, who was the most famous scientist of USA? If you tell me, I'll give you a chocolate.

But Sue said:

— I don't know, teacher.

Of course, she had the answer: Albert Einstein. She lied. She really wanted that chocolate...