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Past Continuous

Was she working?

Вопросы

Вопрос строится перестановкой. Was или were выходит перед человеком, а глагол с -ing остаётся на месте: She was working → Was she working?

was / were выходит вперёд

  • да / нетWas she working? — was перед человеком
  • вопросительное словоWhat were you doing? — сначала слово-вопрос, потом were
  • ответYes, she was. No, they weren’t. — повторяем was / were
Утверждение
Вопрос
She was working
Was she working?
They were waiting
Were they waiting?
You were reading
What were you reading?

Was Tom working at nine?

Том работал в девять?

What were you doing at eight?

Что ты делал в восемь?

Где обычно ошибаются

Did здесь лишний. Он строит другой вопрос и требует начальную форму: Did she work yesterday? — про весь день целиком.

Про момент спрашивают через be: Was she working at nine? Не Did she working и не Was she work.

Где обычно ошибаются

В коротком ответе повторяется тот же was / were, а не смысловой глагол и не did: Was she reading? — Yes, she was. Не Yes, she did и не Yes, she reading.

Коротко

да / нет

Was / Were + кто + глагол-ing?

с вопросом

What / Where / Why + was / were + кто + глагол-ing?

ответ

Yes, I was. No, we weren’t.

did

не появляется

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