Сomplete the sentences with past simple affirmative and negative forms of

Сomplete the sentences with past simple affirmative and negative forms of be.
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1) There ....... any English books in the shop, only French ones.
2) All the shops ...... closed on Christmas Day.
3)Why ....... Ann late for her lessons yesterday morning?
4)My brother ........ the best player in the school football team last year.
5) ......... you at the concert on Saturday?
6) Is Peter ill? He ...... at work yesterday.
7) They ..... in Egypt on holiday last summer.