Grammar reference and practice 8.3

1Rewrite the sentences in the negative. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1She liked the film.

• 2We saw a cat in the road.

  We didn't see a cat in the road.

• 3My cousins wrote a book about Spanish history.

  My cousins didn't write a book about Spanish history.

• 4Ned played tennis with his friend, James.

  Ned didn't play tennis with his friend, James.

• 5I planted a tree in our garden.

  I didn't plant a tree in our garden.

• 6The children waited for their friends.

  The children didn't wait for their friends.

• 7I bought a new pair of jeans yesterday.

  I didn't buy a new pair of jeans yesterday.

• 8The dog ate all the biscuits on the table.

  The dog didn't eat all the biscuits on the table.

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2Write questions in the past simple. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1your friends / travel / to Sweden last year ?

• 2Where / your sister / find / her phone ?

  Where did your sister find her phone?

• 3she / like / the ice cream ?

  Did she like the ice cream?

• 4What / Tom / put / on the table ?

  What did Tom put on the table?

• 5How / you / get / here ?

  How did you get here?

• 6you / remember / your book ?

  Did you remember your book?

• 7he / read / my magazine ?

  Did he read my magazine?

• 8we / see / this film / last year ?

  Did we see this film last year?

3Match the questions from exercise 2 to the answers. There are two answers that you do not need. Mark them "–". 

• aIt was in her bag!

• bHis phone.4

• cNo, you didn't.-

• dNo, we didn't.8

• eOh no! I forgot it!6

• fThey didn't.-

• gNo, she didn't.3

• hI rode my bike.5

• iYes, they did.1

• jYes, he did.7

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