27. a) Make the sentences interrogative. 1) The children sang folk songs. 2) He wrote about his hobby in his autobiography. 3) The artist made his first sculpture when he was young. 4) The class visited the National Gallery in London. 5) They watched this play in the theatre. 6) Victor painted this portrait for me. b) Make the sentences negative. 1) The great artist lived in our town. 2) They watched the drama with interest. 3) John played the violin in the school concert. 4) Mary went in for sports then. 5) The exhibition was situated in a big hall. 6) He worked on the radio all his life.

a) Вопросительные предложения. В Past Simple вопрос образуется с помощью did; смысловой глагол ставится в начальную форму.

1. Did the children sing folk songs? (Дети пели народные песни?)
2. Did he write about his hobby in his autobiography? (Он написал о своём увлечении в автобиографии?)
3. Did the artist make his first sculpture when he was young? (Художник создал свою первую скульптуру, когда был молод?)
4. Did the class visit the National Gallery in London? (Класс посетил Национальную галерею в Лондоне?)
5. Did they watch this play in the theatre? (Они смотрели эту пьесу в театре?)
6. Did Victor paint this portrait for me? (Виктор написал этот портрет для меня?)

b) Отрицательные предложения. В Past Simple используется did not (didn’t) и начальная форма глагола; с was используется wasn’t.

1. The great artist didn’t live in our town. (Великий художник не жил в нашем городе.)
2. They didn’t watch the drama with interest. (Они не смотрели драму с интересом.)
3. John didn’t play the violin in the school concert. (Джон не играл на скрипке на школьном концерте.)
4. Mary didn’t go in for sports then. (Тогда Мэри не занималась спортом.)
5. The exhibition wasn’t situated in a big hall. (Выставка находилась не в большом зале.)
6. He didn’t work on the radio all his life. (Он не работал на радио всю жизнь.)