Past Continuous: questions

 

To make questions in the Past Continuous, put ‘was/were‘ before the subject and add the “-ing” form of the verb:

 

Singular	Plural
Was I singing? Were you singing? Was he/she/it singing?	Were we singing? Were you singing? Were they singing?

• Was it snowing yesterday at 5 o’clock?
• Were you still skating in the park when Jemma called you?
• Were the boys working in the garden when their uncle came round for a coffee?  

 

Note: in short positive answers to the Past Continuous questions we use only full forms of was/were. In short negative answers we can also use short forms of was/were.

 

• – Yes, he was (No, he wasn’t).
• – Yes, I was (No, I wasn’t).

 

• – Was he playing football at that moment?
• – Yes, he was (No, he wasn’t).

 

• – Were they staying with their parents?
• – Yes, they were (No, they weren’t).