To Be - Past
To Be - Not
Question
100

I ___ at the party last night

was

100

I ___ at home last night.

wasn't, was not

100

Ask the question:

I was at the holiday party last week.

Were you at the holiday party last week?

or

Was I at the holiday party last week?

200

He ___ at school early this morning.

was

200

He ___ at school today because of an illness.

wasn't, was not

200

Ask the question:

She was late for school again today.

Was she late for school again today?

300
They ___ at the Christmas celebration last week.

were

300

They ___ at my birthday party because they had a soccer game.

weren't, were not

300

Ask the question:

They weren't at Science Club this afternoon?

Weren't they at Science Club this afternoon?

or

Were they at Science Club this afternoon?

400

My friends and I ___ singing in the concert two days ago.

were

400

Collin and I ___ at the university in 1995. We didn't start until 1998.

weren't, were not

400

Ask the question:

My friends and I weren't at that soccer game.

Weren't we at that soccer game?

or

Were we at that soccer game?

500

Dana ___ at the university in 2010, but her brother ___ there in 2008.

was, was

500

Alex ___ at Reading Club today and his brother ___ at school either.

wasn't (was not), wasn't (was not)

500

Ask the question:

Jill and her husband weren't doctors.

Weren't they (Jill and her husband) doctors?

or 

Were they (Jill and her husband) doctors?

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