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It   (be) cold yesterday.  \n2. She   (be) hungry.  \n3. We   (be) late for the meeting.  \n4. I   (be) tired last night.  \n5. The exam   (be) difficult.  \n6. They   (be) in Berlin.  \n7. You   (be) in the library when I called you.  \n8. The holiday   (be) fun.  \n9. He   (be) early for the interview.  \n10. The people we met last night   (be) French.  \n11. That woman   (not / be) Spanish.  \n12. Julie   (not / be) late for the class.  \n13. The food   (not / be) very good.  \n14. They   (not / be) my uncle and aunt.  \n15. I   (not / be) rude to the waitress.  \n16. The test   (not / be) easy.  \n17. We   (not / be) tired when we arrived.  \n18. They   (not / be) on the bus when I called.  \n19. You   (not / be) here when she came.  \n20. He   (not / be) my boyfriend.  \n© [2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com](2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com)  \n[May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.](May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.)  \nAnswers:  \n1. It was cold yesterday.  \n2. She was hungry.  \n3. We were late for the meeting.  \n4. I was tired last night.  \n5. The exam was difficult.  \n6. They were in Berlin.  \n7. You were in the library when I called you.  \n8. The holiday was fun.  \n9. He was early for the interview.  \n10. The people we met last night were French.  \n11. That woman wasn't Spanish.  \n12. Julie wasn't late for the class.  \n13. The food wasn't very good.  \n14. They weren't my uncle and aunt.  \n15. I wasn't rude to the waitress.  \n16. The test wasn't easy.  \n17. We weren't tired when we arrived.  \n18. They weren't on the bus when I called.  \n19. You weren't here when she came.  \n20. He wasn't my boyfriend.  \n© [2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com](2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com)[ ](2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com)[May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.](May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.)","cbCaio6rzQXUdAM5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio6rzQXUdAM5","pdf",42825,"English","# Make the past simple positive or negative\n## Answer key","[{\"question\":\"How do you form affirmative sentences with Past Simple of “be”?\",\"answer\":\"Use “was” for I/he/she/it and “were” for you/we/they. Example: “It was cold yesterday.”\"},{\"question\":\"How do you form negative sentences with Past Simple of “be”?\",\"answer\":\"Use “wasn’t” or “weren’t” with the subject. Example: “That woman wasn’t Spanish.”\"},{\"question\":\"When should “were” be used instead of “was” in Past Simple with “be”?\",\"answer\":\"Use “were” with subjects like you, we, and they. Example: “We were late for the meeting.”\"}]","Past Simple with Be - Positive and Negative Form | PDF"]