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Past simple: affirmative and negative
I can talk about situations and events in the past.
1. Study the examples. Find other examples of the negative form in the text. How do we form the past simple negative? Read the Rule to check.
She had glasses.
She didn't have glasses.
| RULE |
| To form the past simple negative of an ordinary verb, we use didn't + verb in the base form. |
2. Write the opposite forms of the sentences.
She had curly hair when she was a baby.
She didn't have curly hair when she was a baby.
1. I read a book last night.
2. My brother didn't start a new school last year.
3. We played basketball yesterday.
4. My cousin gave me a present for my birthday.
5. I didn't like playing football when I was young.
6. My best friend didn't go on holiday last year.
3. Complete the text with the affirmative or negative form of the verbs.
A life in film
Between the ages of ten and twenty, Daniel Radcliffe (1) _______ (act) in eight Harry Potter films. In that time he (2) _______ (not make) other films and he (3) _______ (not go) to school. A tutor (4) _______ (give) special classes to all of the actors.
Sometimes very young actors have problems because their lives aren't normal, but Daniel (5) _______ (not have) a bad time. He (6) _______ (love) the job and (7) _______ (have) a lot of friends and fun.
4. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
| start have want not like love get not have |
Jack: Look at these old photos! You look very young.
Hannah: Yes, I was five in that photo. I (1) _______ blonde hair when I was young.
Jack: It isn't blonde now, it's light brown.
Hannah: It was curly too. My mum (2) _______ it, but I (3) _______ it! I (4) _______ straight hair like my friends.
Jack: I think curly hair is great!
Hannah: I (5) _______ glasses when I was five. I (6) _______ them when I was seven.
Jack: I (7) _______ wearing glasses when I was seven, too!
5. Write about your experiences. Use the affirmative or negative form of the verbs.
1. _____ (live) in another city when I was younger.
2. _____ (have) different colour hair when I was a baby.
3. _____ (like) sweets when I was young.
4. _____ (go) to another country last year.
5. _____ (see) a good film last month.
6. _____ (watch) sport on TV last night.
7. _____ (play) video games last weekend.
8. _____ (visit) my grandparents in January.
9. _____ (eat) soup yesterday.
6. 
USE IT! Work in pairs. Compare your sentences in exercise 5.
I lived in another city when I was younger.
Me, too! I lived in Bến Tre.
Really? I didn't. I lived here.
Finished?
Write about what you did last weekend.
