77 The Simple Past Tense: Negative Form Place did not after the subject and use the simple form of the verb to create the
negative form of the simple past tense for regular and irregular verbs.
I did not
→ I did not break
→ I did not break the cup.
you did not → you did not answer → You did not answer me.
he did not
→ he did not believe
→ He did not believe you.
she did not → she did not pass
→ She did not pass her test.
it did not
→ it did not jump
→ It did not jump on me.
we did not
→ we did not sell
→ We did not sell our house.
they did not → they did not touch → They did not touch it.
The negative form of the simple past tense can also be expressed with the
contraction didn’t.
I did not boil
→ I didn’t boil
→ I didn’t boil the eggs.
you did not build → you didn’t build → You didn’t build your house.
he did not want
→ he didn’t want
→ He didn’t want coffee.
she did not do
→ she didn’t do
→ She didn’t do her homework.
it did not cost
→ it didn’t cost
→ It didn’t cost a lot.
we did not sign
→ we didn’t sign
→ We didn’t sign it.
they did not find → they didn’t find → They didn’t find their cat.
20·1 EXERCISE Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the following verbs and vocabulary words needed for this exercise before you begin. Write the words in your language in the space provided. to shave
to apologize
to waste
to report
bottle
medicine
screen
valuable
skin
mussels
income
clam
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Rewrite the following sentences to express the negative form of the simple past tense. Write the sentence once using
