Grammaire anglaise

Past Continuous : Questions fermées et réponses courtes

The Past Continuous Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers

Grammaire - Le Past Continuous: 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 + 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.

Exemples - Le Past Continuous: Questions fermées ➤ Yes/No

QUESTION		Yes/No ...

Was I sleeping?	➤	Yes, you were.
Were you reading?	➤	Yes, I was.
Was he working?	➤	Yes, he was.
Was she studying?	➤	No, she wasn't.
Was it working?	➤	Yes, it was.
Were we travelling?	➤	Yes, you were.
Were they walking?	➤	No, they weren't.

SYMBOLES/ABRÉVIATIONS

N.	NOM
NEG.	NÉGATIF
SUBJ.	SUJET

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