2026.01.12_Past Simple_Negatives_Holidays & Free Time

PAST SIMPLE_NEGATIVES_Holidays & Free Time

1. Warm-up – Revision (Statements)

Complete the sentence and speak:

  • I went to …

  • I ate …

  • I spent New Year’s Eve …

  • I was …

Examples:

  • I went to my parents.

  • I ate traditional food.

2. Past Simple – Negatives (How it works)

  • In the present, we say: I don’t like snakes.

In the past, DON’T changes to DIDN’T.                                                      don’t → didn’t

Present

Past

I don’t work.

I didn’t work.

I don’t go out.

I didn’t go out.

We don’t have time.

We didn’t have time.

I don’t eat meat.

I didn’t eat meat.

Examples:

  • I didn’t travel during the holidays.

  • We didn’t have much time.

  • I didn’t see many people.

3. Mini Exercise – Choose the correct form

  • I didn’t go / went anywhere for Christmas.

  • We didn’t have / had time to relax.

  • She didn’t eat / ate meat.

  • They didn’t see / saw their friends.

  • I didn’t work / worked between Christmas and New Year.

4. Guided Speaking

Complete the sentences about you:

  • I didn’t travel because …

  • I didn’t eat …

  • I didn’t see …

  • I didn’t have time to …

5. Vocabulary – Holidays & Free Time


Word

Pronunciation

Slovak

stay at home

/steɪ ət həʊm/

zostať doma

go abroad

/ɡəʊ əˈbrɔːd/

ísť do zahraničia

see some friends

/siː sʌm frendz/

vidieť sa s priateľmi

prefer lighter food

/prɪˈfɜː ˈlaɪ.tə fuːd/

uprednostňovať ľahšie jedlo

enjoy the crowds

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ ðə kraʊdz/

užívať si davy ľudí

daily routine

/ˈdeɪ.li ruːˈtiːn/

denná rutina

surprised me

/səˈpraɪzd miː/

prekvapilo ma

miss work

/mɪs wɜːk/

chýbať práca

during the holidays

/ˈdjʊə.rɪŋ ðə ˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪz/

počas sviatkov

stay in

/steɪ ɪn/

zostať doma


6. Breakout Room Questions

  • What didn’t you do during the holidays?

  • Where didn’t you go?

  • Who didn’t you see this year?

  • What food didn’t you eat?

  • What didn’t go as planned?

  • What didn’t you enjoy very much?

  • What didn’t you have time for?

  • What didn’t change this year?

  • What didn’t surprise you?

  • What didn’t you miss?

7. Sample Answers

  • I didn’t travel because I wanted to stay at home and rest.

  • I didn’t go abroad this year, I stayed in my country.

  • I didn’t see some friends because they were busy or abroad.

  • I didn’t eat much meat, I preferred lighter food.

  • My plans didn’t go as planned because the weather was bad.

  • I didn’t enjoy the noise and crowds very much.

  • I didn’t have time for sport or exercise.

  • My daily routine didn’t change much.

  • Nothing really surprised me this year.

  • I didn’t miss work at all during the holidays.

8. Answer Key

go

have

eat

see

work
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