PRESENT NEGATIVE TO PRETERITE NEGATIVE

 

Convert the present forms into preterite forms (with auxiliary gwil) and translate.

Example:      Nyns usy hy ow qwary i’n lowarth.

Ny wrug hy gwary i’n lowarth. She didn’t play in the garden.

 

1.       Nyns eson ny ow côwsel Kernowek.

2.       Nyns usons y ow rêvya i’n scath.

3.       Nyns esta ow sevel i’n glaw.

4.       Nyns esof vy ow marhogeth wàr an treth.

5.       Nyns usy hy ow mos dhe’n vedhegva.

6.       Nyns esta ow tauncya yn tâ.

7.       Nyns usons y ow mordardha wàr an dodn vrâs-na.

8.       Nyns eson ny ow sewya an ensampel-ma.

9.       Nyns usy ev ow ton fardellyk cresygow.

10.     Nyns usy hy ow qwary gwëdhpoll i’n clùb.

 

KEY TO DRILL 46

1.       Ny wrussyn ny côwsel Kernowek. We didn’t speak Cornish.

2.       Ny wrussons y rêvya i’n scath. They didn’t row the boat.

3.       Ny wrusta sevel i’n glaw. You didn’t stand in the rain.

4.       Ny wrug vy marhogeth wàr an treth. I didn’t ride on the beach.

5.       Ny wrug hy mos dhe’n vedhegva. She didn’t go to the surgery.

6.       Ny wrusta dauncya yn tâ. You didn’t dance well.

7.       Ny wrussons y mordardha wàr an dodn vrâs-na. They didn’t surf that big wave.

8.       Ny wrussyn ny sewya an ensampel-ma. We didn’t follow this example.

9.       Ny wrug ev don fardellyk cresygow. He didn’t carry a packet of crisps.

10.     Ny wrug hy gwary gwëdhpoll i’n clùb. She didn’t play chess in the club.