BBC Compacta Class 6 Solutions - Classroom Assignment- 56

(A) Rewrite the following sentences in the negative. When you use 'did', remember to write the first (base) form of the verbs.

1. She did not sit down in an arm chair. 
2. He did not begin to climb down. 
3. He did not know the answer. 

(B) Rewrite the following sentences in the interrogative form. Remember, when you use 'did', write the first (base) form of the verb.

1. Did you hear a noise? 
2. Did I pick up a hot dish? 
3. Did he lose his keys? 

(C) Rewrite the following sentences in the affirmative. Remember, when you remove 'did', use past tense (II form) of the verb.

1. Did the servant open the door? Yes, the servant opened the door. 
2. Did they do their homework? Yes, they did their homework. 
3. He did not fall ill. He fell ill.

(D) Rewrite the following sentences in simple past.

1. Jerry broke his leg. 
2. She went to the concert. 
3. I practised yoga. 
4. I was waiting for you at the bus stop. 

(E) Tick  the sentences which are grammatically correct and cross  the ones which are not. Then rewrite the incorrect ones correctly.

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2. ✖ 
3.  ✔
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5. ✖ 
6.  ✔ 
7.  ✔ 
8.  ✔ 

Correct versions:

• Everybody goes home.
• Mary did not go on holiday to Egypt yesterday.
• He did not eat much.
• My grandmother told me a story.

(F) Use correct form (negative or positive) of the verbs to complete the following sentences.

Ans:

1. Samira lost her key yesterday. She couldn't get into the house. 
2. Alok lived in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London. 
3. I tried to phone Aruna this morning, but there was no answer. 
4. I was very tired when I got home. 
5. Last year we did not go to Darjeeling. Instead, we took part in a river rafting competition at Rishikesh. 
6. She wrote many letters to Sunil but he never replied to any of them. 
7. The hotel was very good and surprisingly it did not cost much.