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TO BE VERB
These sentences are in affirmative. See how they transform to negative.
AFFIRMATIVE
to
NEGATIVE
I was in the car at 3:00.
I wasn’t in the car at 3:00.
You were my students last year.
You weren’t my students last year.
She was short a few years ago.
She wasn’t short a few years ago.
They were very expensive.
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They weren’t very expensive.
He was chubby.
He wasn’t chubby.
We were at home last weekend.
We weren’t at home last weekend.
It was small as a puppy.
It wasn’t small as a puppy.