English Grammar Guide
The Past Continuous Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
Grammar - The Past Continuous Tense: Closed Questions ➤ Yes /No
With closed questions (
BE + SUBJECT ... ?Yes, + SUBJECT + BE BE + SUBJECT ... ?No, + SUBJECT + NEG. BE BE →was /were Yes, + I /he /she /it + was . Were you running?Yes, I was . No, + I /he /she /it + wasn't . Yes, + you /we /they + were . No, + you /we /they + weren't . Were they sleeping?No, they weren't .
Examples - The Past Continuous Tense: Closed Questions ➤ Yes /No
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| N. | Noun | |
| NEG. | Negative | |
| SUBJ. | Subject | |
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* 12th November, 2024
* 12th November, 2024
See Also
01) The Past Simple Tense: Regular Verbs
02) The Past Simple Tense: Irregular Verbs
03) The Past Simple Tense: Negatives
04) The Past Simple Tense: Open Questions
05) The Past Simple Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
06) The Past Simple Tense: Verbs vs Be
07) The Present Simple Tense vs The Past Simple Tense
08) The Present Continuous Tense: Verb Forms
09) The Present Continuous Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
10) The Past Continuous Tense: Verb Forms
11) The Past Continuous Tense: Negatives
12) The Past Continuous Tense: Open Questions
13) The Past Continuous Tense: Conjunctions
