EXERCISE PAST TENSE

1 (+) I broke a cup

(-) I didn’t break a cup
(?) Did you break a cup ?
(?) What did you break?
2 (+) It began to rain
(-) It didn’t begin to rain
(?) Did it begin to rain?
(?) What did it begin?
3 (+) We liked oranges
(-) We didn’t like oranges
(?) Did you like oranges?
(?) What did you like?
4 (+) You cut your finger
(-) You didn’t cut your finger
(?) Did you cut your finger?
(?) What did you cut?
5 (+) She came early
(-) She didn’t come early
(?) Did she come early?
(?) When did she come?
6 (+) Birds flew high
(-) Birds didn’t fly high
(?) Did birds fly high?
(?) How did birds fly?
7 (+) I lay on the bed
(-) I didn’t lie on the bed
(?) Did you lie on the bed?
(?) Where did you lie on?
8 (+) He taught english
(-) He didn’t teach english
(?) Did he teach English?
(?) What did he teach?
9 (+) The river flowed to the sea
(-) The river didn’t flow to the sea
(?) Did the river flow to the sea?
(?) Where did the river flow ?
10 (+) I knew his name
(-) I didn’t know his name?
(?) Did you know his name?
(?) What did you know?
11 (+) You lay to me
(-) You didn’t lie to me
(?) Did you lie to me?
(?) Who did you lie?
12 (+) The prisoner ran away
(-) The prisoner didn’t run away
(?) Did the prisoner run away?
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(?) What did happen to the prisoner?

13 (+) He tore his coat
(-) He didn’t tear his coat
(?) Did he tear his coat?
(?) What did he tear?
14 (+) They had a car
(-) They didn’t have a car
(?) Did they have a car?
(?) What did they have?
15 (+) We woke up at seven
(-) We didn’t wake up at seven
(?) Did we wake up at seven?
(?) When did we wake up?
16 (+) Your dog bit me
(-) Your dog didn’t bite me
(?) Did your dog bite me?
(?) Who did your dog bite?
17 (+) It cost a lot of money
(-) It didn’t cost a lot of money
(?) Did it cost a lot of money?
(?) What did happen with it?
18 (+) You hid the key
(-) You didn’t hide the key
(?) Did you hide the key?
(?) What did you hide?
19 (+) The river froze in water?
(-) The river didn’t freeze in water
(?) Did the river freeze in water?
(?) Where did the river freeze?
20 (+) They drank tea every day
(-) They didn’t drink tea every day
(?) Did they drink tea every day?
(?) When did they drink tea?
21 (+) I chose a book
(-) I didn’t choose a book
(?) Did I choose a book?
(?) What did I choose?
22 (+) The servant swept the room
(-) The servant didn’t sweep the room
(?) Did the servant sweep the room?
(?) What did the servant sweep?
23 (+) He did his work well
(-) He didn’t do his work well
(?) Did he do his work well?
(?) How did he do his work?
24 (+) That pudding smelt nice
(-) That pudding didn’t smell nice
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(?) Did that pudding smell nice?

(?) How did the pudding smell?
25 (+) You found your bag
(-) You didn’t find your bag
(?) Did you find your bag?
(?) What did you find?
26 (+) You wore a lovely dress
(-) You didn’t wear a lovely dress
(?) Did you wear a lovely dress?
(?)What did you wear?
27 (+) I said “No”
(-) I didn’t say “No”
(?) Did you say “No”?
(?)What did you say?
28 (+) Someone stole the money
(-) Someone didn’t steal the money
(?) Did someone steal the money?
(?) What did someone steal?
29 (+) We rang the bell
(-) We didn’t ring the bell
(?) Did we ring the bell?
(?) What did we ring?
30 (+) You rode a bicycle
(-) You didn’t ride a bicycle
(?) Did you ride a bicycle?
(?) What did you ride?
31 (+) The boy threw a ball
(-) The boy didn’t throw a ball
(?) Did the boy throw a ball?
(?) What did the boy throw?
32 (+) The girl caught it
(-) The girl didn’t catch it
(?) Did the girl catch it?
(?) What did the girl catch?
33 (+) I put the book on the table
(-) I didn’t put the book on the table
(?) Did you put the book on the table?
(?) What did you put on the table?
(?) Where did you put the book?
34 (+) Mother made a cup of tea
(-) Mother didn’t make a cup of tea
(?) Did mother make a cup of tea?
(?) What did mother make ?