FORMULA
| + / - / ? |
| was / were + Ving |
FORM
Affirmative sentences (+): was/were + Ving
| Subject | was / were | Ving |
| I | was | working |
| We | were | working |
| You | were | working |
| They | were | working |
| He | was | working |
| She | was | working |
| It | was | working |
Negative sentences (-): was / were + not + Ving
| Subject | was / were | not | Ving |
| I | was | not | working |
| We | were | not | working |
| You | were | not | working |
| They | were | not | working |
| He | was | not | working |
| She | was | not | working |
| It | was | not | working |
was not = wasn't
were not = weren't
Interrogative sentences (?): ... was / were + S + Ving … ?
| (QW) | was / were | Subject | Ving | "what / where / when" | ? |
| Was | I | working | ? | ||
| Were | we | working | ? | ||
| Where | were | you | working | yesterday at 8 o'clock | ? |
| Were | they | working | ? | ||
| Was | he | working | when the children came | ? | |
| Was | she | working | ? | ||
| Was | it | working | ? |
Short answers:
Yes, S + was / were.
No, S + wasn't / weren't.
| Yes, | Subject | was. / were. | No, | Subject | wasn't. / weren't. | |
| Yes, | I | was. | No, | I | wasn't. | |
| Yes, | we | were. | No, | we | weren't. | |
| Yes, | you | were. | No, | you | weren't. | |
| Yes, | they | were. | No, | they | weren't. | |
| Yes, | he | was. | No, | he | wasn't. | |
| Yes, | she | was. | No, | she | wasn't. | |
| Yes, | it | was. | No, | it | wasn't. |
NOTE!
In short answers we use pronouns (I, we, you, they, he, she, it)
E.g.
— Was Adam working yesterday at 9 o'clock?
— No, he wasn't.
(Not: No, Adam wasn't.)
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Ving — Verb ending in "-ing" (Present Participle). E.g. writing, going, listening, etc.
Revise how to add "ing" to a verb here.
S — Subject of the sentence
QW — Question word