Fragen im Past Progressive

1. Fragen ohne Fragewörter im Past Progressive

Hilfsverb Subjekt Verb Rest Yes/No Subjekt Hilfsverb (+ n't)
Were you reading books? Yes,
No,
No,
I
I
I
was.
was not.
wasn't.
Was Peter playing football? Yes,
No,
No,
he
he
he
was.
was not.
wasn't.
Were they singing a song? Yes,
No,
No,
they
they
they
were.
were not.
weren't.

2. Fragen mit Fragewörtern im Past Progressive

Fragewort Hilfsverb Subjekt Verb Rest Antwort
What were you doing yesterday evening? I was working on my computer.
Where was Diana going at ten last night? She was going to a concert.
Why were they carrying the buckets? They were carrying the buckets
because they wanted to clean the car.

► Als Hilfsverb wird in der 1. und 3. Person Singular (I, he, she, it) was verwendet, bei allen anderen Personen steht were.

An den Infinitiv wird die Endung -ing angehängt.