Question

Fill in the gaps with the proper forms of the verbs in brackets. Make the sentences negative and interrogative:
1. We _________ (be) in the countryside at the weekend.
2. She _________ (begin) teaching in 1984.
3. Alice _________ (become) a writer.
4. We _________ (catch) a hedgehog in the garden.
5. He _________ (sit) behind me.
6. The boy _________ (run) down the street.
7. We ________ (speak) about it two days ago.
8. The child _________ (go) across the street.
9. They _______ (drive) along the road.
10. Sam ________ (take) a book from the shelf.
11. Judie _________ (think) it ________ (be) a great idea.
12. Some of my friends ________ (come) to see me off.
13. We ________ (spend) a lot of time together last summer.
14. In her childhood Lily _______ (swim) in the river nearby.

Answer 1

1. We were in the countryside at the weekend.

We weren't in the countryside at the weekend.

Were we in the countryside at the weekend?

2. She began teaching in 1984.

She didn't begin teaching in 1984.

Did she begin teaching in 1984?

3. Alice became a writer.

Alice didn't become a writer.

Did Alice become a writer?

4. We caught a hedgehog in the garden.

We didn't catch a hedgehog in the garden.

Did we catch a hedgehog in the garden?

5. He sat behind me.

He didn't sit behind me.

Did he sit behind me?

6. The boy ran down the street.

The boy didn't run down the street

Did the boy run down the street?

7. We spoke about it two days ago.

We didn't speak about it two days ago

Did we speak about it two days ago?

8. The child went across the street.

The child didn't go across the street

Did the child go across the street?

9. They drove along the road.

They didn't drive along the road.

Did they drive along the road?

10. Sam took a book from the shelf.

Sam didn't take a book from the shelf.

Did Sam take a book from the shelf?

11. Judie thought it would be a great idea.

Judie thought it wouldn't be a great idea.

Did Judie think it would be a great idea?

12. Some of my friends came to see me off.

None of my friends came to see me off.

Did any of my friends come to see me off?

13. We spent a lot of time together last summer.

We didn't spend a lot of time together last summer.

Did we spend a lot of time together last summer?

14. In her childhood Lily swam in the river nearby.

In her childhood Lily didn't swim in the river nearby.

Did Lily in her childhood swim in the river nearby?