A verb can also be a word that negates a state or condition. (I was not tired.)

The verb ("to be") usually follows a noun or pronoun.

Person	Number		singular	negative	contraction
first	singular		I was	I was not	I wasn't
second	singular		you were	you were not	you weren't
third	singular		he was	he was not	he wasn't
third	singular		it was	it was not	it wasn't
third	singular		she was	she was not	she wasn't
first	plural		we were	we were not	we weren't
second	plural		you were	you were not	you weren't
third	plural		they were	they were not	they weren't

Verb ("to be") Past Negative

negative	contracted
Bill was not a fireman.	Bill wasn't a fireman.
He was not a girl.	He wasn't a girl.
Tara was not a boy.	Tara wasn't a boy.
They were not happy.	They weren't a girl.
The house was not big.	The house wasn't big.
I was not an American.	I wasn't an American.
Tom was not tired.	Tom wasn't tired.

TEST YOURSELF:

Select the correct contraction for the following:

1.   I contraction wasn't weren't happy.
2.   I contraction wasn't weren't a student.
3.   She contraction wasn't weren't a teacher.
4.   They contraction wasn't weren't young.
5.   You contraction wasn't weren't tall.
6.   It contraction wasn't weren't brown
7.   He contraction wasn't weren't at home.
8.   They contraction wasn't weren't sad.
9.   We contraction wasn't weren't happy.
10. You contraction wasn't weren't my best friends.

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  The contractions are:
  1.   wasn't        -      6.   wasn't
  2.   wasn't       -      7.   wasn't
  3.   wasn't        -      8.   weren't
  4.   weren't      -      9.   weren't
  5.   weren't      -     10.   weren't
  

TEST YOURSELF:

Click the box beside the negative contractions below:

1.    you are
2.    he's
3.    we're
4.    weren't
5.    it's
6.    he is
7.    its
8.    was not
9.    wasn't
10. they are

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  The negative contracted forms are 4 and 9.

TEST YOURSELF:

Click the box beside the negative contractions below:

1.    you were not
2.    he isn't
3.    we weren't
4.    we were not
5.    it wasn't
6.    he was not
7.    was not
8.    they were not
9.    their not
10. they weren't

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  The negative contracted forms are 3, 5, and 10.