Was it
snowing all day? — Yes, it was./No, it wasn’t.
Were we
having dinner at 7 o’clock? —Yes, you were./No, you
weren’t.
Were you
moving out when I phoned? —Yes, we were./No, we
weren’t.
Were they
flying over the Atlantic at 3 pm? —Yes, they were./No, they
weren’t.
Exercise 36. Make these sentences into general questions. Give short answers.
Example: He was studying in the library at seven last night.
Was he studying in the library at seven lest night? — Yes, he was.
He wasn’t working overtime yesterday in the evening.
Was he working overtime yesterday in the evening? — No, he wasn’t.
1. The babysitter was reading little Betty a fairy tale.
2. Rick was climbing the stairs when he fell down.
3. Angela was walking along the street when she heard footsteps behind her.
4. Nobody was talking when the teacher came in.
5. When Sue came downstairs, her television wasn’t working.
6. When Mrs. Robinson entered the room, her children were fighting.
7. Charles wasn’t driving very fast when the accident happened.
8. My mother was cooking dinner when I came home.
9. We weren’t talking on the telephone for too long.
10. Irene was travelling in Africa when she got ill.
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ALTERNATIVE QUESTIONS
Was
I
reading a journal or a magazine? — A magazine.
Were you
talking to the headmaster or to one of the
teachers? — To a teacher.
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