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 usy an den ow kerdhes gans y gares in mes.

2.       Nyns esof vy ow cùsca dohajëdh.

3.       Nyns esowgh why ow colya in scath vrâs.

4.       Nyns eson ny ow qwandra dres an vre.

5.       Nyns usons y ow mos dhe’n gwely.

6.       Nyns usy y lost ow qwevya.

7.       Nyns usy an pùscador ow cachya pysk.

8.       Nyns usy an maw ow fystena dhe’n scol.

9.       Nyns esof vy ow ton trog dyllas.

10.     Nyns usy an vowes ow pellgôwsel.

 

KEY TO DRILL 55

1.       Ny wrug an den kerdhes gans y gares in mes. The man didn’t date his girlfriend.

2.       Ny wrug vy cùsca dohajëdh. I didn’t sleep in the afternoon.

3.       Ny wrussowgh why golya in scath vrâs. You didn’t sail in a big boat.

4.       Ny wrussyn ny gwandra dres an vre. We didn’t wander across the hill.

5.       Ny wrussons y mos dhe’n gwely. They didn’t go to bed.

6.       Ny wrug y lost gwevya. His tail didn’t wag.

7.       Nyns wrug an pùscador cachya pysk. The fisherman didn’t catch a fish.

8.       Ny wrug an maw fystena dhe’n scol. The boy didn’t hurry to school.

9.       Ny wrug vy don trog dyllas. I didn’t carry a suitcase.

10.     Ny wrug an vowes pellgôwsel. The girl didn’t phone.