'Was not' and 'Were not' Exercises - Negative Sentences (Past Simple)
In this exercise, you have to practise making negative sentences for the past simple tense using the ‘be’ verb ‘was not’ and ‘were not’ (wasn’t/weren’t).
Exercise 1
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1 . I ________ late to the meeting this morning.
2. You ________ at home this morning. Did you have a problem?
✅ were not
3. He ______ helpful to me. I don’t know why…
✅ was not
4. The restaurant ______ open last night.
✅ was not
5. They ______ in the office earlier. Maybe they are there now.
✅ were not
6. She______ in the classroom today. I don’t know where she is…
✅ was not
7. The customer service ______ very good. Nevermind…
✅ was not
8. That film _______ very good.
✅ was not
9. We ______ at the swimming pool on Tuesday. We were there on Monday.
✅ were not
10. Mario ______ a doctor in Philidelphia, but in Washington.
✅ was not
11. You _____ online today. Why?
✅ were not
12. He _____ hungry, so he decided to miss lunch.
✅ was not
13. They _____ ready to perform.
✅were not
14. I _____ interested in playing football.
✅ was not
15. She _____bored during the film. Actually, I think she enjoyed it!
✅ was not
16. You _____ a good student when we were at college.
✅were not
17. He _____ very happy to see me.
✅ was not
18. I _____ the winner of last year’s art contest, but this year I am!
✅ was not
19. Kyla and her friends ______ at the party.
✅ were not
20. We ______at the beach on Wednesday. We were there on Tuesday.
✅ were not
21. The kids ______ studying very hard today.
✅ were not
22. It_____ very cold last night.
✅ was not
23. Yesterday ______ a good day for me….
✅ was not
24. John _____ happy with his parents yesterday evening.
✅ was not
25. They _____ very happy with your perfomance.
✅ were not
