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PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS - Negative sentences
An exercise by Montse Morales for
The English Learning Website
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Complete the sentences with the NEGATIVE form of the verb.
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I MET my friends in the street yesterday.
I ... my friends in the cinema.
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He WAS RIDING his bike up the mountain.
He ... his bike along the river.
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At twenty-five to two, they WERE EATING hamburgers.
They ... pizza.
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Yesterday they HAD breakfast at half past eight.
They ... breakfast at nine.
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He WAS SITTING on an armchair.
He ... on a sofa.
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Last month Bob and Rosie VISITED Paris.
They ... Rome.
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You WENT out of the house at five o'clock.
You ... out of the house at half past four.
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Two days ago Tina PLAYED the drums.
She ... the guitar.
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She FLEW an aeroplane.
She ... a helicopter.
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She WAS WEARING a black dress.
She ... blue jeans.
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Gutemberg INVENTED the printing press.
He ... the radio.
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I WAS WAITING for the bus.
I ... for a train.
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Dr Livingstone EXPLORED Africa.
He ... America.
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Mendel STUDIED genetics in plants.
He ... astronomy.
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I WAS CARRYING a purple bag.
I ... a blue bag.
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I SAW a cartoon programme.
I ... a soap opera.
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