Simple Past Тense:

Negative Statements
and Questions

Тнв Dдtrr,Nь-rr,s

DID sHЕ сRASH???

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planе lеft thе island of Laе at ехaсtly 12:00 midnight. Shе was
not alonе on thе flight, Ьut shе and Frеd Noonan, hеr
n a v i g a t o r ,w е r е v е f y t i r е d . S h е r е p o r t е dh е r l a s t p o s i t i o n
a t 8 : 1 , 4p . м . A Г t е r t h a t , s h е d i d n o t m a k е r a d i o с o n t a с t
again. \Vhy did thеy disappеar? W.еrеthеy ехhaustеd?Did
t h е y r u n o u t o Г g a s ?T h е U . S . C o a s t G u a r d s t а r t е d i t s
s е a r с hГ o r t h е а n s w е r а t 1 0 : 1 5 p . м .

l l PoINт
Сirclе T (True),F (Folsе),or ? (thе ortiсlе doesn,tsoу)'
т r ? The plane сrashеd.
т F ? Earhart made radio сontaсt after 8:14 p.м.
т F ? Еarhart had a navigator with her.

slMPLE PAsт тENsE: NEGAт|VЕ SтATEMENТs

сI/,АRт
снEсI(I BE
Сhесk thе сorrеct Suв;вст |,. |шo' сoNTRA(тloNs
onswers.
I/He/Shе/It was was not = wasn't
What word do уou not hеre |astyеar.
add to be to form а Wе/You*/Theywerе Wеrenot = werеn,t
negative statement?
*You is both singular and plural.
П лot J did not
What do you add tо REGULA R AND IRRЕGULAR vl ЕRBs
other verbs to form а I Bдsв Foпм
nеgativе statеment? Suв,вст Dto t,toт| oг Vвпв CoNтRACтloNs
J not J did not I/He/She/lt сaIl
did not l a s tn i g h t . did not = didn't
We/You/Thеy tty

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slMPLЕ PAsТ TENsE: QUEsTIoNs

снАRтсllEсK2 YEs/No QUЕSTIONS:8Е s}loRт ANSWERS

Сhеck thе сorrеct Bс |suц..'I Aггlпмдтlvв t N."o,.u.
onswеr.
Was sne she was. she wasn't.
Whiсh word(s) hеre |astyеar? Yes, No,
сan begin уеslno Wеrе they they werе. they wеren,t
questions with be?
rl
lJ wos !vf,- QuЕsтIoNS:BЕ
r- tl
lJ were Wн. Woпo |8r ISuqвст|
lJ did
was she
Whiсh word(s) why hеre lastyear?
сan begin уеslno were thеy
questions with
other vеrbs? YEs/NoQuЕsтloNs:OТHERvЕRBs sHoRт ANsWЕRs
r-l
lJ wos II
Dlo ISuв!встl Bдsв Foпм I Aггlпмдтlvвl Nвсдтlvв
r-l
tJ wеre
Did 5nе t|у to Меxiсo? Yеs, she did. ]No, she didn,t.
J did
l,t/f'-QuЕsтIoNS: OтHER vЕRBs
lll
Wн- WoпoIDlo l Suв,пст
IBдsвFoпм
why did it disappеar?

ЕxPREssжж
Unscromblеthesеwords to form o questionond on onswеr.

navigator . she . have о Did . a Did she have a navigator?

fly.Shеоdidn't.alonе She didn't fly alone

& yarтт
rrrar ЕxрlanatЁоrrs Еxarnp!еs
1. Usе the simplе past tеnse to makе negativе r Shе wasn,t a|one.
statements аbout aсtionsor situationsthat arе r Тhey weren,t on an island.
nowfinishеd. r Т h e yd i d n , t f i n d t h e p I a n е .
Now r Hе didn't Call thatniqht.
:
Past...............Х.....i........................>
wqsn'tolone i

2. Usе thе simpIe past tеnse to ask questions r Was shе a|onеin thе p|аnе?
aboutaсtionsor situations
that are now finished. l Whеre did she leave from?

Cheсkit out!
Еor questions about the subjeсt,see Unit 24 on pages 102_103.
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READ. Look аt some foсts obout Amelio Еаrhort'

o She was bоrn in the Unitеd States. о She reсeived many arмards.
о She didn,t сomplete соllеgе. o She married Geоrge Palmer Putnam.
о She didn,t keep her first airplane. о She didn't have any сhildren.
о She flew aсross thе Atlantiс oсean. о She wrotе three boоks.

АNswЕRо Put o сhесk in the сorrесtboх'

Yes No

1. Did she get many awards? И t

2. Was she a сollege gтaduate? t t
3. Wаs shе an Ameriсan citizen? t П
4. Did she keep hеr first planе? t t
5. Was shе an author? t t
6. Did she have a husband? t t
7. Was she a parent? t t

о Usе the сues to osk quеstionsobout Amеlio Еorhort. Тhеn аnswеr the
Asl(& АNsviIER
questionswith thе informotionin thе box'

,|9з7 Amеriсаn Columbia University two yеars New Guinea three

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l. WЪen/ sЪe/сross thе Atlantiс oсеan?

\Nhendid эhе crogэ the Аt|antia ocеan? ln 192b,
2. Where / s},e lstudy?
Where did she study ? At Columbia University

3. Horд'long / be / shе / a soсial worker?

How long was she a social worker ? For two years
4. Where / her last flisht / leave from?
Where did her last flight leave from? From New Guinca

5. How many books / sЬ,e/writе?

How many books did she write? Three

6. What /Ье /lner natiоnаlitv?

What was her nationality ? American

7. When I she /disappear?

When did she disappear? In 1937
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тhе mogozine F|уing H.lgh (FH) interviewеdo уoung pilot' Сomplеtethe

сOII|PLEтE.
interviеwwith thе сorrесtform of thе vеrbsin pаrenthеsеsond with short onswеrs,

FH: Did you always wanl to bе a pilot?

l. (want)
Suв: Yeэ ,I aid . I saw a doсumentarv about Amelia
2.
Earhart when I was siх. She beсame mу role model.
FH: Were your parеnts happу with уour dесisiоn?
з. (be)
No weren't didn't want
Suв: , they .They me to fly.
5 . ( n o tw а n t )
FH: WЪy nоt? Did thеy feel it was too dangerous?
6. (fее|)
Yes did
Suв: they . But I was very determined, and
7,
they didn't keep mе from pursuing my dream.
8. (not keеp)
Did dream
FH: you ever оf flying arоund the wоrld?
9. (dгeam)

Suп: of сoursе.But I didn't think it would happen so soon.

10, (notthink)
FH: Were you alone on the flight?
11. (Bе)
No wasn't
Suв: ,I .Ihadaсo.оilot.
12.
FH: Was it diffiсult to find a сo-pilot for this flight?
l 3. (Bе)
No wasn't
Suв: it . She's my roommate.
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