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Past Simple (negative - questions)

NEGATIVE QUESTIONS Circle the correct options.
I I 1. A: Where were you?
You you
He he B: Well, Bill and I were bored and we didn’t
She didn’t (= did not) Did she play/sleep? want / wanted to stay at the hotel, so we
It play/sleep it walk / walked to the lake.
We we A: Did you swim / swam?
You you
They they B: No, we go / went on a boat ride.
A: Cool!

SHORT ANSWERS 2. A: What did you do / did in the old town?
Do / Did you go to a museum?
I I
you you B: No, we did / didn’t. We follow / followed
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he he our guide around the town and he tell /
Yes, she did. No, she didn’t. told us about the history of the place.

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we we
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they they

Listen

Listen to two friends talking
about a trip and answer the
questions. Choose a or b.
1. When did Ryan go on a trip?
a. two weeks ago b. last weekend
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2. What did Ryan see when he went hiking?
Of course we did. The
O f c ourse w e did. The a. a river b. a lake
people at the hotel told us
about the baobab trees, 3. Where did Ryan and Jimmy stay?
so we drove to the Avenue a. at a hotel b. at a campsite
of the Baobabs. They
were so big! The baobab
is the national tree of Speak
Madagascar and can live
for up to 800 years. Talk in pairs about your last holiday.
Where did you go?
I went to...
When did you go?
TIP! Read the text carefully to How long did you stay?
...
understand speci ic details.

...
B Read again and answer the questions.
Who did you go with?
1. Why did the Smith family go on holiday to Madagascar?
2. Where did they stay irst? ...
3. What did Penny see in the rainforest? Where did you stay?
4. What is strange about the Grand Tsingy? ...
5. Where did they go hiking? What was the weather like?
6. How did they ind out about the baobab trees? ...
7. How did they get to the Avenue of the Baobabs? Did you try any fun activities?
8. How long can a baobab tree live? ...
C Find the Past Simple of the verbs below in the text. Did you have a good time?
drive win tell come ind spend ...

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