Practice Makes Perfect

was
 or 
were
.
1. The baby in the crib.
2. The candles on the table.
3. It a good story.
4. They awake.
5. My godmother asleep on the couch.
6. The wine in the cellar.
7. I ready.
8. He in the shower.
9. The bowls in the cupboard.
10. The girls at the skating rink.
11. The moon bright last night.
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12. The juice fresh.
13. The eggs on the counter.
14. My sister outside.
15. The keys in the car.
16. The ring expensive.
17. You at the wedding.
18. The soup hot and spicy.
19. Both pillows soft.
20. Annie a nurse.
21. The flowers in the vase.
22. The rake in the garage.
23. My slippers in the bedroom.
24. The whale huge.
25. We downtown yesterday.
26. Chris in the cafeteria with Cory.
27. It in my locker.
28. We at the library.
29. The pool small.
30. The printer broken.
31. My pockets full.
32. The teachers in the office.
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To Be: Past Tense:
Negative Form
Place not after the past tense form of the verb to be to create a negative sentence.
I was 
→ I was not 
→ I was not sick yesterday.
you were → you were not → You were not at the beach.
he was 
→ he was not 
→ He was not at the meeting.
she was 
→ she was not 
→ She was not very nice.
it was 
→ it was not 
→ It was not on my desk.
we were 
→ we were not 
→ We were not late.
they were → they were not → They were not ready.
The negative form of the past tense of the verb to be
 
can also be expressed 
with the contraction wasn’t or weren’t.
I was not 
→ I wasn’t 
→ I wasn’t tired last night.
you were not → you weren’t → You weren’t at work today.
he was not 
→ he wasn’t 
→ He wasn’t serious.
she was not 
→ she wasn’t 
→ She wasn’t here yesterday.
it was not 
→ it wasn’t 
→ It wasn’t true.
we were not 
→ we weren’t 
→ We weren’t at the library.
they were not → they weren’t → They weren’t busy last night.