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Ø   For negative sentences


                              Subject                  Helping verb + not                     Main verb

                    I                                was not                           studying.

                    You                              were not                          studying.


                    He/She/It                        was not                           studying.

                    We                               were not                          studying.

                    You                              were not                          studying.

                    They                             were not                          studying.



             Ø   For interrogative sentences

               1.  For yes/no questions


                             Helping verb                        Subject                       Main verb

                        Was                             I                               playing?

                        Were                            you                             playing?


                        Was                             he/she/it                       playing?

                        Were                            we                              playing?

                        Were                            you                             playing?

                        Were                            they                            playing?




               2.  For information questions


                        Question word     *    Helping verb                Subject                 Main verb

                        Wh                      was                 I                            playing?

                        Wh                      were                you                          playing?


                        Wh                      was                 he/she/it                    playing?

                        Wh                      were                we                           playing?

                        Wh                      were                you                          playing?

                        Wh                      were                they                         playing?


                     * Question words are when, why, how, what, who and where.
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