Negative Form :
1- Verb to be : was not / wasn’t were not / weren’t
2- Other Verbs : did not + verb ( stem form ) / didn’t + verb ( stem form )
Examples : 1- I wasn’t absent yesterday. 2- We didn’t study last Friday.
Exercise : Put the verbs in the correct form.
1- Yesterday, I ( to visit ) .......my aunt. 2- It ( to snow ) ..........a lot last night.
3- She ( not to travel )...........to England in 1996. 4- He ( to be ) .............. last week.
5- Our Prophet Mohamed,peace be upon him ( to emigrate )............to Mecca with Abou Baker.
6- I ( not to get ) ..............a good mark because I ( to be ) ...............disconnected from school at that time.
7- USA ( to have )............independence in 1776. 8- We ( not to be ).............on time yesterday.
9- He ( to apply )..................or a job last year. 10- They ( to pray )...............all the night long.
Exercise : Use the present simple or the past simple.
1- The British always ( to have )...........tea at 19.00. 2- It ( to rain ) ..............heavily last night.
2- We ( not to come )...............to study everyday. 4- In 2006,he ( not to join )................that club.
5- They ( not to be ) ...............satisfied yesterday. 6- Youri Gagarine ( to journey )..............the Earth in 1961.
7- Cristiano Ronaldo never ( to end )............a match without scoring. 8- He ( to be).........sometimes funny.
9- I ( not to agree ) ..........with you this time. 10- Two years ago, you ( to go )............there.
Pronunciation of « ed »
1- / t / : When the verb finishes by : f – k – p –ch – sh – x –ss – c – s / s / th / θ / ph and gh / f /
2- / id / : When the verb finishes by : t or d
3- / d / : When the verb finishes by the rest of letters
Exercise : Classify the verbs : added – finished – rained – landed – aimed – mixed –
Invaded – helped – visited – revised - practised