Grammaire anglaise

Be: Questions fermées et réponses courtes au passé simple

Be: Closed Questions & Short Answers in the Past Simple Tense

Grammaire - Be (Past Simple): Questions fermées ➤ Yes/No

Avec les questions fermées (pour les réponses : yes et no), nous utilisons le verbe be pour les réponses courtes.

BE + SUBJECT ... ?
Yes, + SUBJECT + BE
BE + SUJET ... ?
Yes, + SUJET + BE
BE + SUBJECT ... ?
No, + SUBJECT + NEG. BE
BE + SUJET ... ?
No, + SUJET + BE (NÉGATIF)
BE → was/were
Yes, + I/he/she/it + was.
Were you busy yesterday?
Yes, I was.
No, + I/he/she/it + wasn't.
Was he here yesterday?
No, he wasn't.
Yes, + you/we/they + were.
Were you in Paris last week?
Yes, we were.
No, + you/we/they + weren't.
Were they at work?
No, they weren't.

Exemples - Be (Past Simple): Questions fermées ➤ Yes/No

QUESTION		Y/N	SUBJ.	BE

Was I good last week?	➤	Yes,	you	were.
Were you ill yesterday?	➤	No,	I	wasn't.
Was he there in 2012?	➤	Yes,	he	was.
Was she a vet before?	➤	No,	she	wasn't.
Was it fun last week?	➤	Yes,	it	was.
Were we here last week?	➤	Yes,	we	were.
Were they busy earlier?	➤	No,	they	weren't.

SYMBOLES/ABRÉVIATIONS

N.	NOM
NEG.	NÉGATIF
SUBJ.	SUJET

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