past simple irr. verbs

" Fill in the correct simple past form of the verbs, add the adverb of frequency and turn the sentence in a negative statement afterwards."

My friends and I rarely drank (to drink) alcohol when we went (to go) out dancing - rarely

--> My friends and I didn't rarely drink alcohol when we went out.

correct or not? Cause a classmate is confusing me like hell -_-
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dont know :D but tbh 'didnt rarely' sounds aweful
The Anarchist - Battlescarz
i think it's not correct, but I can't tell you the right sentence, idk

are you sure you have to use "rarely"?
that's what's in the assignment, so I guess so yes :P
Parent
net gevraagd aan mijn moeder. tweede is verkeerd. je kan geen dubbele negatie hebben / gebruiken.

rarely/ didn't... een van de twee maar geen beiden
Parent
kdacht ook al zoiets, merci :)
Parent
both sentences sound wrong :)
my friends and i did not rarely drank alcohol when we went out dancing?

making "didnt" out of "did not" sounds a bit weird but i am not that pro at engchlis
isn't this a past continuous ?

else "went" should be "go"
My friends and I rarely drink alcohol when we go out dancing ?
Sounds the best yea, fuck past simple here...
Parent
Nothing wrong with his simple past sentence.
Parent
sounds good
Parent
But that's not in the past tense, is it?
Parent
I don't know what "past tense" means (enkä tietäs suomekskaa). : d
Parent
Past tense = mennyt aikamuoto
Simple past = imperfekti
Parent
oh. sit se on tuo minkä toi sano
e: worm siis, toi eka
Parent
My friends and I rarely drank alcohol when we would go out dancing
offtopic: are you gonna freeze in your sperm?
your wielrenning, tight suits, sitting on a small zadel, this aint good for your balls man!

lots of them freeze the sperm
Parent
I've already spread my semen.
Parent
i am serious here, will you do it? what if you cant make babies cause of the zadel and suit squeezing the balls too much..
Parent
Nothing wrong with your first sentence, didn't rarely sounds pretty silly though.
I think you mean reported speech in the past.
So
The past simple -> The past perfect
The present perfect -> The past perfect

Bruce said "I made a lot of new friends at camp."
Bruce said (that) he had made a lot of new friends at camp.

But you say its simple past,it should be:
My friends and I rarely drank alcohol when we went to dancing.
My friends and I didn't drink alcohol when we rarely went out
why do you wear a flemish flag?
first one is correct
My friends and I didn't drink alcohol rarely when we went out.
and
Rarely my friends and I didn't drink alcohol when we went out.


though instead of "not rarely" you'd more likely say "often":

My friends and I drank alcohol often when we went out.
and
Often my friends and i drank alcohol when we went out.
You are changing the meaning of the sentence
Parent
ok maybe "often" is a bit too specific (though its one of the possibilities out of "not rarely")
maybe occasionally or even always
Parent
I'd say you'd change the 'adverb of frequency' for the 'opposite' statement. Unless the exercise clearly states you shouldn't:

Rarely did my friends and I not drink alcohol when we went out.

Also I'm pretty sure you can't use didn't and drank with the same subject, seeing as "to do" is an auxiliary/dummy verb that is always followed by the infinitive (base form). I didn't cycle (instead of cycled), I did do my laundry (instead of 2x did), I did drink a lot (instead of drank), I didn't wash my clothes (instead of washed) etc.
Rarely not drink alcohol when out went with friends.
past simple ......... what da hek is didnt doing there ?
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