Regular Verbs (affirmative statements)
Conjugate the verb in the simple past (prétérit) form:
I (walk) to school yesterday.
I walked to school yesterday.
Rewrite this sentence as a negative statement:
I finished my English homework last night.
I did not finish my English homework last night.
Conjugate the verb in the simple past (prétérit) form:
I (go) to the park yesterday.
I went to the park yesterday.
Rewrite this sentence as a negative statement:
He went to the movie theatre last Friday with his friends.
He did not go to the movie theatre last Friday with his friends.
Phrase this sentence as a question:
Adrian watched the last season of Stranger Things.
Did Adrian watch the last season of Stranger Things?
Conjugate the verb in the simple past (prétérit) form:
They (play) soccer after class.
They played soccer after class.
Rewrite this sentence as a negative statement:
The rabbit escaped from its cage an hour ago!
The rabbit did not escape from its cage an hour ago.
Conjugate the verb in the simple past (prétérit) form:
She (eat) pasta for dinner.
She ate pasta for dinner.
Rewrite this sentence as a negative statement:
I chose this program for its fantastic English classes! :)
I did not choose this program for its fantastic English classes.
Answer this question using the simple past (for bonus points, answer in both the positive and negative):
Did you visit your cousin last weekend?
I visited my cousin last weekend.
OR
I did not visit my cousin last weekend.
Conjugate the verb in the simple past (prétérit) form:
She (clean) her room last night.
She cleaned her room last night.
Rewrite this sentence as a negative statement:
We supported Landerneau's basketball team at the last game.
We did not support Landerneau's basketball team at the last game.
Conjugate the verb in the simple past (prétérit) form:
They (see) a shooting star.
They saw a shooting star.
Rewrite this sentence as a negative statement:
The message came from outer space.The message did not come from outer space.
Phrase this sentence as a question:
Marie and Peter saw the hockey game Saturday night.
Did Marie and Peter see the hockey game Saturday night?
Conjugate the verb in the simple past (prétérit) form:
We both (watch) a movie on Friday.
We both watched a movie on Friday.
Rewrite this sentence as a negative statement:
She called the store this morning to request a refund.She did not call the store this morning to request a refund.
Conjugate the verb in the simple past (prétérit) form:
We (take) the bus to school.
We took the bus to school.
Rewrite this sentence as a negative statement:
My dog Oliver ate a full bar of soap!
(True story!)
My dog Oliver did not eat a full bar of soap.
Answer this question using the simple past (for bonus points, answer in both the positive and negative):
Did Mme Alleno give the class homework last week?
Yes, Mme Alleno gave the class homework last week.
OR
No, Mme Alleno did not give the class homework last week.
Conjugate the verb in the simple past (prétérit) form:
He (visit) his grandparents during the last school vacation.
He visited his grandparents during the last school vacation.
Rewrite this sentence as a negative statement:
They created a new video game for teenagers last year.
They did not create a new video game for teenagers last year.
Conjugate the verb in the simple past (prétérit) form:
He (make) a cake for his sister.
He made a cake for his sister.
Rewrite this sentence as a negative statement:
I ran to the bus stop every morning during high school.
I did not run to the bus stop every morning during high school.
Create a question corresponding to this answer:
Oliver (my dog) knocked over his water bowl again.
Examples:
Why is the floor wet?
Why is Oliver's water bowl knocked over?
Why are your socks soaking wet?