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Past Simple Exercises PDFSet 5: Negatives with Didn't

20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included

Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.I ___ (not/go) to the party last night.

a) don't gob) didn't wentc) didn't god) not went

2.She ___ (not/see) the movie.

a) not sawb) doesn't seec) didn't sawd) didn't see

3.They ___ (not/have) enough time to finish.

a) didn't haveb) don't havec) not hadd) didn't had

4.He ___ (not/understand) the question.

a) not understoodb) didn't understandc) didn't understoodd) doesn't understand

5.We ___ (not/eat) anything for breakfast.

a) didn't eatb) not atec) don't eatd) didn't ate

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.didn't go

2.didn't see

3.didn't have

4.didn't understand

5.didn't eat

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."didn't go"(c)

Negative past simple: didn't + base verb. NOT 'didn't went'.

2."didn't see"(d)

Use 'didn't see' (base verb), not 'didn't saw'.

3."didn't have"(a)

Use 'didn't have' (base verb), not 'didn't had'.

4."didn't understand"(b)

Use base verb after 'didn't': didn't understand.

5."didn't eat"(a)

Use 'didn't eat' (base verb), not 'didn't ate'.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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