Past Simple with 'Be' - Positive and Negative Form

Make the past simple positive or negative.

1. It ________________ (be) cold yesterday.

2. She ________________ (be) hungry.
3. We ________________ (be) late for the meeting.
4. I ________________ (be) tired last night.
5. The exam ________________ (be) difficult.
6. They ________________ (be) in Berlin.
7. You ________________ (be) in the library when I called you.
8. The holiday ________________ (be) fun.
9. He ________________ (be) early for the interview.
10. The people we met last night ________________ (be) French.
11. That woman ________________ (not / be) Spanish.
12. Julie ________________ (not / be) late for the class.
13. The food ________________ (not / be) very good.
14. They ________________ (not / be) my uncle and aunt.
15. I ________________ (not / be) rude to the waitress.
16. The test ________________ (not / be) easy.
17. We ________________ (not / be) tired when we arrived.
18. They ________________ (not / be) on the bus when I called.
19. You ________________ (not / be) here when she came.
20. He ________________ (not / be) my boyfriend.

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Answers

1. It was cold yesterday.

2. She was hungry.
3. We were late for the meeting.
4. I was tired last night.
5. The exam was difficult.
6. They were in Berlin.
7. You were in the library when I called you.
8. The holiday was fun.
9. He was early for the interview.
10. The people we met last night were French.
11. That woman wasn't Spanish.
12. Julie wasn't late for the class.
13. The food wasn't very good.
14. They weren't my uncle and aunt.
15. I wasn't rude to the waitress.
16. The test wasn't easy.
17. We weren't tired when we arrived.
18. They weren't on the bus when I called.
19. You weren't here when she came.
20. He wasn't my boyfriend.

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