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5- 10 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIV
Sbwn~C + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB
(a) I did not walk to school yesterday.
(b) YOU did not walk to school yesterday.
(c) Tom did not eat lunch yesterday. he + did not + main verb*
(d) They did not come to class yesterday. it (simple form)
we
1 i
they
(e) INCORRECT: I did not walked to school yesterday.
(f) INCORRECT: Tom did not au lunch yesterday.
Notice that the simple form of the
main verb is used with did not.
(g) I didn't walk to school yesterday.
Negative conwaction:
01) Tom didn't eat lunch yesterday. did + not = didn't
*EXC~ON: did is NOT uaed when the main verb is be. See Charts 5-2 and 5-3
INCORRECT: Joe didn't be here yesterday.
CORRECT: Joe warn't here yesterday.
EXERCISE 22- ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Use "I don't. . . evsry day" and "I didn't. . .
yesterdcry."
Example: walk to school
Response: I don't walk to school every day. I didn't walk to school yesterday.
1. eat breakfast
2. watch TV
3. go shopping
4. read the newspaper
5, study 9. do my homework
6, go to the library 10. shave
7. visit my friends
8. see ( . . .)
EXERCISE 23-ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Practice present and past negatives.
STLTDENT A: Use I don't and I didn't. Use an appropriate past time expression
with didn't.
STUDENT B: Report what Student A said. Use shelhe doesn't and then shelhe
, 1 1 , didn't with an appropriate past time expression.
Example: walk to school every morning
STUDENT A: I don't walk to school every morning. I didn't walk to school yesterday
morning.
TEACHER: Tell me about (Student A).
STUDENT B: Sheme doesn't walk to school every morning. She/He didn't walk to school
. I yesterday morning.
1. eat breakfast every morning 6. dream in English every night
2. watch TV every night 7. visit my aunt and uncle every year
3. talk to ( . . .) every day 8. write to my parents every week
4. play soccer every afternoon 9. read the newspaper every morning
5. study grammar every evening 10. pay all of my bills every month