Past tense verbs can be tricky! Take a look at the explanation below, and then try the quiz to test your knowledge!
To form a negative simple past tense verb we use didn’t + verb.
I didn’t go to the party last night.
We didn’t eat pasta for dinner.
The only exception is the be verb. With wasn’t and weren’t we don’t use didn’t.
I wasn’t happy last week.
They weren’t late to the game.
Make sure to pay attention to the differences between affirmative and negative verbs:
She went to work yesterday.
She didn’t go to work yesterday.
We wanted to have cereal for breakfast.
We didn’t want to have cereal for breakfast.
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Negative Past Tense | Fill in the Blank
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He _____________ (want) to go to the doctor.
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I _____________ (have) time.
- I (didn't have) time.
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She _____________ (close) the door.
- She (didn't close) the door.
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He _____________ (study) for the test.
- He (didn't study) for the test.
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I _____________ (sleep) well last night.
- I (didn't sleep) well last night.
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I didn’t wanted to call her.
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We didn’t eat the cookies.
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You didn’t answer my email.
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She hadn’t fun at the event.
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They didn’t ran in the park yesterday.
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