Not a good weekend.

Ariel Cuahuizo
Past simple negative

1. Yesterday Liin went grocery shopping and went to bed early. But why?

a) I went grocery shopping because I needed some food.

Then I went to bed because I was tired.

b) I needed some food, so I went grocery shopping.

After shopping I was tired, so I went to bed.
Which linker express a result ____ Which linker express a reason ____

2. Mr. Brown talks on the phone about his children. Read and complete the chart below.
-Hey honey! How was your trip?
-My day? Well, It wasn’t good.
-Why?
First, Patrick went swimming so he didn’t clean the kitchen, I cleaned it. Then, Sussan didn’t
do her homework because she met her friends. Anne didn’t cook because she played soccer, so
I cooked. And finally Kate had a piano lesson, so she didn’t go grocery shopping. I worked all
day.

-Yeah, I know, they need discipline. Well, see you tomorrow?

-Ok, bye then.
Name Incomplete activity Excuse.

Patrick

Sussan

Kate

Anne

2.2 Who do you think is the interlocutor of the phone call? Now try to complete the phone
call with your own ideas.

3. Correct the mistakes here.

Last December we didn’t traveled, we stayed at home. We wasn’t go to the cinema because it
was closed. Then, we didn’t goed swimming becuase it was rainny. We didn’t liking it.
 Not a good weekend.
Ariel Cuahuizo
Past simple negative

4. How was the cinema last night? Arrange this story in chronological order.

__ Finally, we didn’t go to the cinema, we came home and had a hot bath.
__ We wanted to take a taxi, but I didn’t have any money.
__ First, we waited for the bus, but the bus didn’t come.
__ Then, it started to rain, but we didn’t have umbrellas.

Now check your story with the video.

5. Your roommate tells you these comments, justify them. Use ideas in the box.
work, study, have money, have food, visit family, to be cold.

a) You didn’t study for your exam!

I didn’t study because I was sick e) You didn’t pay the electricity bill!
b) You didn’t clean the kitchen! _______________________________________
I didn’t have time, so I didn’t clean the kitchen. ____

c) You ate my dinner! f) You didn’t walk the dog!

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d) You didn’t prepare breakfast!
g) You didn’t buy vegetables!
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Now it is your turn. Make observations about your roommate and tell she or he.
 Not a good weekend.
Ariel Cuahuizo
Past simple negative

6. Read the text and answer the questions.

Charlie’s childhood.
When I was a kid I wasn’t very talkative so I didn’t talk with people and
I didn’t like parties. I wasn’t good at school because I didn’t study and
I didn’t do my homework. My mother says I was lazy, I didn’t clean the
house, I didn’t get up early and I played videogames a lot. I also didn’t
practice any sport and I didn’t eat healthy food, so I wasn’t slim. But
things are different now.

What is the difference between wasn’t and didn’t? Look at the examples and complete.

“I didn’t play soccer with my friends, so I wasn’t very happy.”

a) We use _____________ to deny characteristics, attributes or identities in the past.

b) We use _____________ to deny activities, dislikes or habits in the past.

6.1 Write a text about your childhood. Use the ideas below.
Were you shy or talkative? Did you play sports or videogames?
Were you good at school? Did you study and do your homework?
Were you short or tall? Did you clean the house?
Were you active or lazy? Did you eat healthy?

When I was a kid

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 Not a good weekend.
Ariel Cuahuizo
Past simple negative

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