Change the following sentences from affirmative to interrogative and then answer them in the

negative form.

1. He prepared his lesson well.

2. They told us about it.

3. He put the books on the table.

4. They stayed in Mexico City for two weeks.

5. I saw Helen yesterday.

6. He planned his work well.

7. The meeting lasted a long time.

8. The book cost two dollars.

9. The woman fainted in the street.

10. I knew him very well.

11. They sold their home.

12. I spoke with George about that matter.

13. She came to the meeting alone.

14. We sat together at the concert last night.

15. They went to Caracas by boat.

16. I gave her your message.

17. He gave her a lot of presents.

18. They stayed in Europe all summer.

19. She told them all about their trip.

20. He entered this class in February.

21. They went by plane.

22. He arrived home very late.

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23. They came to the party together.

24. They knew each other as children.

25. He worked in that firm for many years.

26. She felt much better after her operation.

27. The meeting began on time.

28. He passed all his examinations.

29. They put him in the advanced class.

30. He gave us his new telephone number.

31. The crowd waited a long time to see the President.

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Change the following sentences to questions beginning with the question word in parentheses.

1. He arrived at ten o’clock. (What time)

(What time did he arrive?)

2. They sold their home last week. (When)

3. The meeting began at eight-thirty. (What time)

4. The tickets cost three dollars. (How much)

5. He paid for the car by check. (How)

6. He invested ten thousand dollars in the stock market. (How much)

7. They sat in the first row. (In which row)

8. He spoke to them in French. (In what language)

9. The meeting lasted two hours. (How long)

10. It began at eight o’clock. (What time)

11. He telephoned her at two o’clock. (What time)

12. He went to New York to see some friends. (Why)

13. They mentioned it to him three or four times. (How many times)

14. They ate lunch in the school cafeteria. (Where)

15. He worked there for five years. (How many years)

16. He put the mail on Mr. Smith’s desk. (Where)

17. She waited for them for an hour. (How long)

18. They got home around midnight. (What time)

19. He walked to school with Mary. (With whom)

20. They went to the park after the lesson. (Where)

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Supply the correct past tense form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. The plane (leave) Buenos Aires last night at midnight.

2. Helen (bring) her cousin to the party last night.

3. I (forget) to bring my notebook to class this morning.

4. He (become) president of the company five years ago.

5. We (make) good time on our trip from Texas to Mexico City.

6. I (loose) my English book yesterday but find it later.

7. The two men (fight) bitterly over the division of the money.

8. The telephone (ring) twice but no one answered it.

9. The Smiths (take) their three children to Mexico with them.

10. George (think) about his troubles continuously.

11. Last year Professor Jones (teach) us both English and Mathematics.

12. They (buy) the property in 1966 and (sell) it in 1972.

13. John (keep) part of the money and (give) the rest to his two brothers.

14. The police (do) their best but never (catch) the real bank robbers.

15. The woman (sing) in French; consequently, we (understand) none of the words.

16. We (stand) on the corner and waited for John for two hours.

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Complete the following sentences with the past tense form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. Charles .............. (fall) from his bicycle yesterday and .............. (hurt) his arm badly.

2. I .............. (pay) two dollars for this book.

3. We .............. (shake) hands and then .............. (say) goodnight.

4. The force of the wind was so great that it .............. (blow) down several trees in our yard.

5. The pitcher .............. (throw) a slow ball and the batter (hit) it for a home run.

6. I .............. (sleep) very well last night.

7. We .............. (meet) Mary on the corner of Third Avenue.

8. She finally .............. (find) the book which she .............. (lose).

9. Helen .............. (wear) her new silk dress to the party last night.

10. The drunken driver first .............. (cut) in front of us and then .............. (run) his car up

over the curb.

11. We .............. (drive) to Washington in Helen’s new car.

12. The bank .............. (lend) him money to use in his business, but he .............. (spend) it on a

trip to Europe.

13. He .............. (hold) the bird in his hand for several minutes.

14. Our team .............. (win) the first game but .............. (lose) the second.

15. We .............. (shut) all the windows and .............. (lock) all the doors before we ..............

(go) out.

16. We .............. (hire) two horses and .............. (ride) all around the park on horseback.