Monday 3 October 2011

Eng: Questions (5)

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Posted by Har Wai Li |

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Questions in the Past Progressive

1) Questions without question words in the Past Progressive

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Were	you	reading	books?	Yes,	I	was.
				No,	I	was not.
				No,	I	wasn't.
Was	Peter	playing	football?	Yes,	he	was.
				No,	he	was not.
				No,	he	wasn't.
Were	they	singing	a song?	Yes,	they	were.
				No,	they	were not.
				No,	they	weren't.

2) Questions with question words in the Past Progressive

Question word	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Answer
What	were	you	doing	yesterday evening?	I was working on my computer.
Where	was	Diana	going	at ten last night?	She was going to a concert.
Why	were	they	carrying	the buckets?	They were carrying the buckets because they wanted to clean the car.

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