[ ENG ] PAST PROGRESSIVE: QUESTIONS and ANSWERS YES/NO QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

PAST PROGRESSIVE: QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
YES/NO QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

FORM:
[Q: WAS/WERE + SUBJECT + VERB + ing...]
Was she waiting for the train?
Were you waiting for the train?
[A: YES/NO + SUBJECT + BE(NOT)]
Yes, it was.
No, she wasn't.

Yes, we were.
No, you weren't.

EXAMPLES:
"Were the children playing in the garden when you came in?"
"Yes, they were."

"Were you working in Tokyo in1991?"
"No, I wasn't."
WH-QUESTIONS

Questions about the SUBJECT of the sentence.

FORM:
[WHO/WHAT + WAS/WERE + VERB + ing...]


EXAMPLES:
"Who was watching the baby last night?"
"What was playing at the Cineplex last night?"

Questions about the REST OF THE SENTENCE:
[WH-WORD + WAS/WERE + SUBJECT + VERB + ing...]


EXAMPLES:
"What were you doing at 10 o'clock?"
"I was walking the dog."

"Who was Pat looking at?"
"She was looking at Kim."