Past simple negative

Exercise 6. Complete the story with words in brackets. _________

Blue Monday

To tell the truth, I .................................. (not have) a good day yesterday. I ...............................

(cannot) stay in bed late, because it was Monday and I had to go to school again.

Unfortunately, I ............................... (not get) up on time and I ................................ (not catch)

the 8.30 bus. I wanted to take a taxi, but I ........................ (not be) lucky. There ........................

(not be) any taxis in our street and my mobile ................................ (not work).

I ....................................... (not want) to ask my dad to take me by car, because I thought

it ........................... (not be) a very good idea.

I went to school on foot and as I ....................... (not be) used to long walks, I was pretty tired.

I ................................... (not pay) attention in the English lesson and when we wrote a revision

test I ..................................... (not pass) it.

Believe me, my parents ......................... (not be) very happy about it. I .....................................

(not tell) my dad about it, but my mum did. I .......................... (cannot) go out with my friends

because I had to learn for school. I told my parents that it ........................ (not be) fair but they

.......................................(not listen) to my arguments. They stopped my pocket money instead.

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