Matching Pairs Negatives Using ContractionsOnline version Match the negative past tense of the verb "to be" and its contractions. by Argelia Hernandez 1 The car was not new. 2 They were not 3 He was not 4 You were not 5 I was not 6 Alex and Simon were not going to school. 7 Paul was not eating. 8 She was not 9 It was not 10 We were not Paul wasn't eating. It wasn't I wasn´t He wasn't You weren't It wasn't new. We weren´t She wasn´t They weren't They weren't going to school.