Exercise 12 Positive & Negative. Read the example. Then complete the sentences below using the past tense. Make the first sentence negative and the second one positive. Ex. Ben usually eats cereal for breakfast. He didn't eat cereal yesterday. He ate toast.

Solution:

1. Ben usually gets up at 7:00.
2. He didn't get up at 7:00 yesterday.
3. He got up at 8:00.
4. Ben usually takes a shower.
5. He didn't take a shower yesterday.
6. He took a bath.
7. Ben usually reads the Times newspaper.
8. He didn't read the Times yesterday.
9. He read the Post.
10. Ben usually leaves the house at 8:00.
11. He didn't leave the house at 8:00.
12. He left at 9:00.
13. Ben usually takes a bus to work.
14. He didn't take a bus yesterday.
15. He took a taxi.
16. Ben usually meets his boss in the morning.
17. He didn't meet his boss in the morning.
18. He met him in the afternoon.
19. Ben usually writes ten emails in the morning.
20. He didn't write ten emails yesterday.
21. He wrote five letters.
22. Ben usually eats lunch in the office.
23. He didn't eat lunch in the office today.
24. He ate lunch in a restaurant.
25. Ben usually has a lot of appointments every day.
26. He didn't have a lot of appointments yesterday.
27. He only had a few.
28. Ben usually gets home at 6:00.
29. He didn't get home at 6:00 yesterday.
30. He got home at 7:00.

Answer: The completed sentences are provided above with the past tense negative and positive forms.