Didn't Make, Didn't Do, Didn't Have & Didn't Take Exercises
Interactive Grammar Exercise 1–25
Use didn't make when something was not created, produced, decided or caused.
Use didn't do when a task, job, exercise or general activity was not completed.
Use didn't have when someone did not experience something, eat/drink something, or attend something.
Use didn't take when someone did not take time, notes, a break, medicine, responsibility or a photo.
Kurz erklärt auf Deutsch:
didn't make = nicht gemacht/hergestellt/verursacht: didn't make a decision, didn't make a cake
didn't do = Aufgaben oder Tätigkeiten nicht erledigt: didn't do homework, didn't do exercise
didn't have = nicht gehabt/erlebt/gegessen: didn't have lunch, didn't have a meeting
didn't take = nicht genommen/sich nicht genommen: didn't take a break, didn't take notes
Click the correct form (A or B) to complete each sentence.
1. She ______ a decision yesterday.
didn't make
[Sie hat gestern keine Entscheidung getroffen.]
a) didn't make [didn't make a decision = keine Entscheidung treffen]
b) didn't do [nicht bei decision]
2. I ______ my homework last night.
didn't do
[Ich habe gestern Abend meine Hausaufgaben nicht gemacht.]
a) didn't make [nicht bei homework]
b) didn't do [didn't do homework = Hausaufgaben nicht machen]
3. We ______ lunch because we were too busy.
didn't have
[Wir haben nicht zu Mittag gegessen, weil wir zu beschäftigt waren.]
a) didn't have [didn't have lunch = nicht zu Mittag essen]
b) didn't take [nicht bei Mahlzeiten]
4. He ______ notes during the presentation.
didn't take
[Er hat während der Präsentation keine Notizen gemacht.]
a) didn't have [nicht für Notizen machen]
b) didn't take [didn't take notes = keine Notizen machen]
5. They ______ a cake for the party.
didn't make
[Sie haben keinen Kuchen für die Party gemacht.]
a) didn't make [didn't make a cake = keinen Kuchen machen]
b) didn't do [nicht bei cake]
6. We ______ a meeting on Monday.
didn't have
[Wir hatten am Montag kein Meeting.]
a) didn't take [nicht bei meeting]
b) didn't have [didn't have a meeting = kein Meeting haben]
7. She ______ any exercise this week.
didn't do
[Sie hat diese Woche keinen Sport gemacht.]
a) didn't make [nicht bei exercise]
b) didn't do [didn't do exercise = keinen Sport machen]
8. I ______ a break all morning.
didn't take
[Ich habe den ganzen Morgen keine Pause gemacht.]
a) didn't take [didn't take a break = keine Pause machen]
b) didn't have [hier weniger passend]
9. He ______ a good impression at the interview.
didn't make
[Er hat beim Vorstellungsgespräch keinen guten Eindruck gemacht.]
a) didn't make [didn't make a good impression = keinen guten Eindruck machen]
b) didn't do [nicht bei impression]
10. They ______ us a favour when we needed help.
didn't do
[Sie haben uns keinen Gefallen getan, als wir Hilfe brauchten.]
a) didn't make [nicht bei favour]
b) didn't do [didn't do someone a favour = jemandem keinen Gefallen tun]
11. We ______ a problem with the printer today.
didn't have
[Wir hatten heute kein Problem mit dem Drucker.]
a) didn't take [hier nicht passend]
b) didn't have [didn't have a problem = kein Problem haben]
12. The journey ______ three hours.
didn't take
[Die Reise hat keine drei Stunden gedauert.]
a) didn't take [didn't take three hours = keine drei Stunden dauern]
b) didn't have [nicht für Dauer]
13. She ______ the phone call before lunch.
didn't make
[Sie hat den Anruf vor dem Mittagessen nicht gemacht.]
a) didn't make [didn't make a phone call = keinen Anruf machen]
b) didn't do [nicht bei phone call]
14. He ______ the cleaning on Saturday.
didn't do
[Er hat am Samstag nicht sauber gemacht.]
a) didn't make [nicht bei cleaning]
b) didn't do [didn't do the cleaning = nicht sauber machen]
15. They ______ a good time at the conference.
didn't have
[Sie hatten keine gute Zeit auf der Konferenz.]
a) didn't have [didn't have a good time = keine gute Zeit haben]
b) didn't take [nicht bei Erlebnissen]
16. She ______ her time with the application.
didn't take
[Sie hat sich für die Bewerbung keine Zeit genommen.]
a) didn't have [hier nicht passend]
b) didn't take [didn't take your time = sich keine Zeit nehmen]
17. The company ______ any changes to the website.
didn't make
[Die Firma hat keine Änderungen an der Webseite vorgenommen.]
a) didn't do [nicht bei changes]
b) didn't make [didn't make changes = keine Änderungen vornehmen]
18. I ______ much work before I left.
didn't do
[Ich habe nicht viel Arbeit erledigt, bevor ich gegangen bin.]
a) didn't do [didn't do much work = nicht viel Arbeit erledigen]
b) didn't make [nicht bei work als Aufgabe]
19. He ______ a photo of the board.
didn't take
[Er hat kein Foto von der Tafel gemacht.]
a) didn't take [didn't take a photo = kein Foto machen]
b) didn't have [hier nicht passend]
20. We ______ breakfast this morning.
didn't have
[Wir haben heute Morgen nicht gefrühstückt.]
a) didn't take [nicht bei breakfast]
b) didn't have [didn't have breakfast = nicht frühstücken]
21. The manager ______ responsibility for the mistake.
didn't take
[Der Manager hat keine Verantwortung für den Fehler übernommen.]
a) didn't take [didn't take responsibility = keine Verantwortung übernehmen]
b) didn't have [hier nicht passend]
22. She ______ a complaint about the service.
didn't make
[Sie hat keine Beschwerde über den Service eingereicht.]
a) didn't do [nicht bei complaint]
b) didn't make [didn't make a complaint = keine Beschwerde einreichen]
23. They ______ a discussion about the new project.
didn't have
[Sie hatten keine Diskussion über das neue Projekt.]
a) didn't have [didn't have a discussion = keine Diskussion führen]
b) didn't take [nicht bei discussion]
24. I ______ the washing-up last night.
didn't do
[Ich habe gestern Abend den Abwasch nicht gemacht.]
a) didn't make [nicht bei washing-up]
b) didn't do [didn't do the washing-up = nicht abwaschen]
25. The teacher ______ an example on the board.
didn't make
[Der Lehrer hat kein Beispiel an die Tafel geschrieben/gegeben.]
a) didn't make [didn't make an example = kein Beispiel machen/geben]
b) didn't do [hier nicht passend]