Questions in the Past Continuous
1. Yes/No questions in the Past Continuous
| Auxiliary | Subject | Verb | Rest | Yes/No | Subject | Auxiliary (+ n’t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Were | you | watching | TV? | Yes, No, No, |
I I I |
was. was not. wasn’t. |
| Was | Susan | writing | a letter? | Yes, No, No, |
she she she |
was. was not. wasn’t. |
| Were | they | playing | football? | Yes, No, No, |
they they they |
were. were not. weren’t. |
2. Questions with question words in the Past Continuous
| Question word | Auxiliary | Subject | Verb | Rest | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | were | you | doing | last Saturday? | I was skiing in Italy. |
| Who | was | Susan | talking | to at lunchtime? | She was talking to her boss. |
| Why | were | they | wearing | boots? | They were wearing boots because they wanted to walk in the hills. |
► Use was with the 1st and 3rd person singular (I, he, she, it) and in all other persons were.
Add –ing to the infinitive but there are some spelling rules explained here