Past Simple Tense with “be”, Example Sentences
| Positive with ‘be’ | Negative with ‘be’ | Negative Short Form |
| I was cold. | I was not sleepy. | I wasn’t sleepy. |
| You were tired. | You were not on the bus. | You weren’t on the bus. |
| He was in the garden. | He was not at school. | He wasn’t at school. |
| He was late. | He was not ugly. | He wasn’t ugly. |
| It was rainy. | It was not hot. | It wasn’t hot. |
| We were on holiday. | We were not at work. | We weren’t at work. |
| They were hungry. | They were not tired. | They weren’t tired. |
