'Past Simple with 'be : Here's how to make the positive Positive with 'be' I was cold you were tired he was in the garden she was late it was sunny we were on holiday they were hungry To make the negative with 'be', just add 'not' Negative with 'be' Negative Short Form I was not sleepy I was n't sleepy you were not on the bus you were n't on the bus he was not at school he was n't at school she was not beautiful she was n't beautiful it was not cold it was n't cold we were not at work we were n't at work they were not tired they were n't tired