Negative form

1.	I You He/She/It We You They	did not (didn’t) return/come home in time.
2.	I You He/She/It We You They	did not (didn’t) have a villa near the beach.
3.	I	was not (wasn’t)	in the office the day before yesterday.
	You	were not (weren’t)
	He/She/It	was not (wasn’t)
	We You They	were not (weren’t)	at the seaside last summer.

Exercise 40. Make the following sentences negative.

Example: She spoke to me at the party. — She didn’t speak to me at the party.

11. I bought some new clothes last week.

12. The train arrived on time.

13. You made a bad mistake.

14. They left for the airport at 5 am.

15. She had a headache yesterday.

16. Mr Benson and his wife were in Canada a month ago.

17. The weather was hot in New York City last summer.

Exercise 41. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.

8. The hotel ___ very expensive. (not/be) It ___ very much. (not/cost)

9. The bed ___ uncomfortable. (be) I ___ very well. (not/sleep)

10. Madame Tussaud ___ making models in wax as a teenager. (start)

11. The film ___ boring. (be) I ___ it very much. (not/enjoy)

12. Nicholas ___ different schools but he was bored and unhappy. (try)

General questions

1.	Did	I you he/she/it we you they	go/return home after work?	Yes, No,	I you he/she/it we you they	did. didn’t.
2.	Was	I/he/she it	interested in Biology at school? difficult?	Yes, No,	I/he/she it	was. wasn’t.
	Were	you	keen on computer games in your childhood?	Yes, No,	I	was. wasn’t.
	Were	we you they	born in Moscow?	Yes, No,	we you they	were. weren’t.
3.	Did	I you he/she/it we you they	have many friends at school?	Yes, No,	I you he/she/it we you they	did. didn’t.

Exercise 42. Rewrite each sentence as positive, negative or a general question, according to the instructions.

Example: My dad didn’t work late yesterday. (positive) — My dad worked late yesterday.

Greg went to the theatre at the weekend. (question) — Did Greg go to the theatre at the weekend?

I visited my parents last week. (negative) — I didn’t visit my parents last week.

8. We began our new language course book in May. (negative)

9. Mike got some tickets for the World Cup. (question)

10. Our trip lasted a fortnight. (negative)

11. Tanya didn’t sleep well at all last night.(positive)

12. They worked overtime in their new job. (negative)

13. The alarm clock woke Helen from a deep sleep. (negative)

14. He arrived at the hotel at midnight. (question)

Special questions

When	were	you born?	— In 1987.
How	was	the weekend?	— Oh, it was great!
Which subject	was	your favourite one?	— Mathematics.

How	did	you	get	there?	— By bus.
How long		it	take	you to do your homework?	— Three hours.
How long ago		it	start	raining?	— About two hours ago.
When		you	finish	school?	— A year ago.
What		he	do	after school?	— He went to university.
Where		she	study	English?	— At college.
Why		we	leave	the party so early?	— I was too bored.
How much		it	cost?		— Not much.
How many friends		you	have	at school?	— A lot.
How often		Sam	have	English classes last term?	— Twice a week.
What kind of film		I	see?		— A thriller.
Whose lecture		they	listen	to?	— They listened to a world-famous professor.

Object question

Who	did	she	see	at the party?	— Brian and his girlfriend.
Who		he	meet	at the airport?	— His wife.
What		they	see	in London?	— A lot of interesting sights.
What		you	do	yesterday?	— Nothing.

Subject question

Who	—	—	helped you with the test?	— Brian did.
What	—	—	happened last night?	— Nothing special.
Who	was	—	at the conference?	— All my colleagues.
What	was	—	strange?	— His behaviour and appearance.

Exercise 43. Ask questions about the information in italics.

Example: Bobby played golf yesterday. — What did Bobby do yesterday?

6. My parents were on holiday in Greece in June.

7. It took Clare an hour to pack her travelling bag.

8. Charlotte Hughes (the second oldest person in the world) didn’t marry until sixty-three.

9. Alexander Bell started his first telephone company on August 2^nd 1877.

10. Martin worked the whole summer. The job was tiring but he earned a lot of money.

Exercise 44. Ask subject or object questions. Give short answers to subject questions.

Example: We waited for him at the door. — Who waited for him at the door? — We did.

— Who did you wait for at the door?

6. We listened to the news at breakfast.

7. Anthony talked to his girlfriend on the phone all evening.

8. Fred’s sister married a famous actor.

9. They bought a present for us.

10. I reported the accident to the police.