Exercise: past simple negatives with regular verbs.

Negative sentences with regular verb forms in past simple.

Write the negative form in past simple of the regular verbs in the sentences below.

Example:
He collected stamps when he was a child.

Answers:
He did not collect stamps when he was a child.
or,
He didn't collect stamps when he was a child.

1) I agreed with Mary about the money.

I with Mary about the money.

2) Mary cancelled her holiday.

Mary her holiday.

3) They celebrated their wedding anniversary last weekend.

They their wedding anniversary last weekend.

4) I telephoned the police when I got home.

I the police when I got home.

5) She visited her grandmother yesterday morning.

She her grandmother yesterday morning.

6) We talked about our schooldays.

We about our schooldays.

7) The girl studied all night.

The girl study all night.

8) The old man stayed in the library all day.

The old man in the library all day.

9) The young man smoked a cigarette in the supermarket.

The young man a cigarette in the supermarket.

10) I dropped the expensive vase on the floor.

I the expensive vase on the floor.

*Incorrect answers are shown in red. You have TWO chances to find the correct answers.