PRETERITE NEGATIVE TO PRESENT NEGATIVE
Convert the preterite forms into present forms and translate.
Example: Ny wrug hy gwary i’n lowarth.
Nyns usy hy ow qwary i’n lowarth. She isn’t playing in the garden.
1. Ny wrug an deves gwandra wàr an vre.
2. Ny wrug an fos codha.
3. Ny wrug an kescows dallath.
4. Ny wrug vy debry haunsel.
5. Ny wrussons y whythra oll an dra.
6. Ny wrug hy gorra dehen wàr an desen.
7. Ny wrug an dhescadores scrifa an practys in mes.
8. Ny wrug ev sevel dhyrag an imach.
9. Ny wrug an kigor gwertha kig ôn dhybm.
10. Ny wrug an flogh gwary wàr an lesk lovan.
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1. Nyns usy an deves ow qwandra wàr an vre. The sheep aren’t wandering on the hill.
2. Nyns usy an fos ow codha. The wall isn’t falling down.
3. Nyns usy an kescows ow tallath. The conversation isn’t beginning.
4. Nyns esof vy ow tebry haunsel. I’m not having breakfast.
5. Nyns usons y ow whythra oll an dra. They aren’t investigating the whole thing.
6. Nyns usy hy ow corra dehen wàr an desen. She isn’t putting cream on the cake.
7. Nyns usy an dhescadores ow scrifa an practys in mes. The teacher isn’t writing out the exercise.
8. Nyns usy ev ow sevel dhyrag an imach. He isn’t stopping in front of the statue.
9. Nyns usy an kigor ow qwertha kig ôn dhybm. The butcher isn’t selling me lamb.
10. Nyns usy an flogh ow qwary wàr an lesk lovan. The child isn’t playing on the swing.