Practice Makes Perfect

5 
To Be: Past Tense: Negative Form
5-1 
1. The dress was not blue. The dress wasn’t blue. 2. The couch in the living room was not dirty. The couch 
in the living room wasn’t dirty. 3. They were not very fast. They weren’t very fast. 4. It was not a good 
joke. It wasn’t a good joke. 5. The raccoons were not in the tree. The raccoons weren’t in the tree. 6. The 
slippers were not purple. The slippers weren’t purple. 7. We were not at the play last night. We weren’t at 
the play last night. 8. The plates were not in the dishwasher. The plates weren’t in the dishwasher.
9. Karen was not a waitress for three years. Karen wasn’t a waitress for three years. 10. My name was not 
on the list. My name wasn’t on the list.
5-2 
1. weren’t 2. wasn’t 3. wasn’t 4. weren’t 5. weren’t 6. wasn’t 7. wasn’t 8. weren’t 9. weren’t
10. wasn’t 11. wasn’t 12. wasn’t 13. wasn’t 14. wasn’t 15. weren’t 16. wasn’t 17. weren’t
18. wasn’t 19. weren’t 20. wasn’t 21. wasn’t 22. wasn’t 23. weren’t 24. wasn’t 25. wasn’t
26. wasn’t 27. weren’t 28. wasn’t 29. wasn’t 30. wasn’t 31. wasn’t 32. wasn’t
6 
To Be: Past Tense: Question Form
6-1 
1. Was it free? 2. Was the airplane very low in the sky? 3. Was the mall empty? 4. Were they in 
kindergarten together? 5. Was it bitter? 6. Were you angry at Susan? 7. Was the recipe easy?
8. Were the nail clippers in the drawer? 9. Were the curtains velvet? 10. Was the tablecloth dirty?
11. Was it enough? 12. Was she a flight attendant when she was young? 13. Were the ashtrays full?
14. Was the lady thin? 15. Was Claude seasick on the ship? 16. Were the crutches behind the door?
6-2 
1. Was 2. Were 3. Was 4. Were 5. Was 6. Were 7. Was 8. Were 9. Was 10. Was
11. Was 12. Was 13. Were 14. Was 15. Were 16. Was 17. Were 18. Was 19. Were
20. Were 21. Was 22. Was 23. Were 24. Was 25. Was 26. Was 27. Was 28. Was
29. Was 30. Was 31. Were 32. Was 33. Was 34. Were 35. Were 36. Was 37. Was
38. Were 39. Was