To Be - Questions and Short Answers

To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.

Short Answers Short Answers

Affirmative Question
Affirmative Negative

I was late Was I late? Yes, you were. No, you weren't.

You were sick. Were you sick? Yes, I was. No, I wasn't.

He was surprised. Was he surprised? Yes, he was. No, he wasn't.

She was from Italy. Was she from Italy? Yes, she was. No, she wasn't.

It was a big house. Was it a big house? Yes, it was. No, it wasn't.

We were ready. Were we ready? Yes, we were. No, we weren't.

You were early. Were you early? Yes, we were. No, we weren't.

They were busy. Were they busy? Yes, they were. No, they weren't.

Rewrite using the interrogative form:

Example: They were absent yesterday. Were they absent yesterday?
1. You were at work. __________________________________________?
2. It was in the garden. __________________________________________?
3. They were worried. __________________________________________?
4. Lucy was present. __________________________________________?
5. His friends were late. _________________________________________?

Complete the short answers:

Example: A: Was Nick at your college? B: No, he wasn’t.
1. A: Were they at the zoo? B: Yes, ______________.
2. A: Was the test easy? B: Yes, ______________.
3. A: Was Sam with you? B: No, ________________.
4. A: Were you angry? B: Yes, ______________.
5. A: Were the tickets expensive? B: No, _________________.

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