EXERCISES

Past Tense

I) Change these sentences to interrogative week?

and negative as in the example. Use (last Friday)
pronouns when possible. 4. Did you do your homework last night?
Example: a) All the students knew the dialog (right before supper)
today. 5. Did the teacher explain the last dialog?
DID they KNOW the dialog (twice)
today? 6. Did you listen to the radio last night?
They DIDN’T KNOW the dialog. (at my cousin's house)
7. Did your aunt and uncle live in France
1. The Marshalls brought their children to very long?
Peru with them last July. (for many years)
2. I worked late last night. 8. Did your father work late yesterday?
3. Bob’s new bicycle cost a lot. (three hours overtime)
4. Graciela did her homework after supper 9. Did Mr. Jimenez’s secretary write many letters
last night.
yesterday?
5. Mr. Morgan opened his grocery store late
yesterday. (about twenty-five)
6. Frank ate a piece of cake for dinner 10. Did the students repeat the Choral Repetition
yesterday. today?
7. The Beltrans gave a cocktail party last (five times)
week.
8. The Davis children visited their III) Answer these questions in the negative as
grandparents in Miami last winter. in the example:
9. Dr. Tucker stayed at the hospital all day
Example: a) Did you sit next to Mr. Sánchez
yesterday.
10. Mrs. Henderson wanted to see a play last last trimester?
night. (Miss Ojeda)
11. 1 read the newspaper on the bus this No, I didn't. I sat next to Miss Ojeda.
morning.
12. The teacher got here early today. 1. Did the play start at 8:30 last night?
13. Miss Flores sat next to Miss Muñoz in (8:45)
class last trimester. 2. Did Mr. Cabrera use his sister' s book in class
14. My niece studied French in Canada.
last time?
15. Mrs. Kelly fixed supper early last night.
(the teacher' s book)
II) Answer these questions in the 3. Did Ernesto come to school in his car this
affirmative as in the example. morning?
Example: a) Did you get off work early last (on the bus)
Saturday? (at noon) 4. Did the Collinses go to Chosica last week end?
Yes, I did. I got off at noon. (Matucana)
5. Did you have a vacation last June?
1. Did Peggy study Spanish last summer? (last May)
(at San Marcos University) 6. Did Mr. and Mrs. Moore stay in Lima for two
2. Did your parents get up early this weeks last summer?
morning? (for a month)
(at 6 o' dock) 7. Did you and your family see an American movie
3. Did the Sullivans leave for New York last last night?
 (a French movie)
8. Did Mrs. Wood’s little boy finish his
homework before supper last night?
(after supper)
9. Did you and your sister eat lunch at home
yesterday?
(downtown)
10. Did Tom take Ruth to the dance last
Saturday?
(Sally)