Past Simple — Negative & Questions — Quiet or Loud — Both Can Win
Grammar: Past Simple
Free ESL grammar exercise on past simple — negative & questions themed around quiet or loud — both can win. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 2 (elementary) ESL grammar exercise on psychology, practising past simple. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Jane Goodall was quiet and careful. She didn't like big crowds. She didn't ignore the small details. Did these two people share anything? Yes — both didn't stop when things went wrong.
Grammar: Past Simple
- Negative — didn't
- She didn't like loud parties. — Use didn't + base verb for all subjects.
- Question — Did...?
- Did he work alone? — Use Did + subject + base verb to ask.
Sample items
- She ______ the problem yesterday.
- ______ he work carefully last week?
- They ______ the new student two days ago.
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