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 I was not 5 It was not 6 Alex and Simon were not going to school. 7 She was not 8 You were not 9 We were not 10 Paul was not eating. Paul wasn't eating. It wasn't new. We weren´t He wasn't They weren't I wasn´t You weren't It wasn't She wasn´t They weren't going to school.