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wasn’t
 or 
weren’t
 to complete the following negative sentences.
1. My marks good at school last year.
2. It a raccoon; it was a skunk.
3. The stain on the floor big.
4. The vegetables fresh.
5. You very polite with the landlord.
6. It the right answer.
7. The horn in my car loud.
8. We at the funeral.
To Be: Past Tense: Negative Form 
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9. The kids quiet today in class.
10. The grass long.
11. She very clever.
12. The lake deep.
13. The baby in the stroller.
14. He on the slide.
15. My socks on the clothesline.
16. The shaver in the bathroom.
17. The bread and butter on the counter.
18. The museum very big.
19. The rats in the cellar.
20. The nest on the ground.
21. I on the phone.
22. It a big snowstorm.
23. The binders in my locker.
24. The man Greek; he was Italian.
25. The jam in the fridge.
26. It a good movie.
27. The lights on.
28. The stove off.
29. It ugly.
30. The cat black.
31. The hammer in the toolbox.
32. The powder on the shelf.
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To Be: Past Tense:
Question Form
Place was
 
or
 
were before the subject to form questions in the past tense of the verb 
to be.
I was 
→ was I 
→ Was I funny?
you were → were you → Were you awake?
he was 
→ was he 
→ Was he very tall?
she was 
→ was she 
→ Was she downtown?
it was 
→ was it 
→ Was it on the floor?
we were 
→ were we 
→ Were we fast?
they were → were they → Were they asleep?