Using Was: 31 Questions with Answers

 

We use ‘was’ in sentences of past tense. Like ‘am’, ‘is’ and ‘are’, ‘was’ is also a form of ‘to be’. We use ‘was with pronouns – I, he, she, it,  and any singular noun in the past tense. Here are some examples. In these sentences, we used ‘was to ask a question. Learn how to use was to ask a question. There are answers also. First, you should learn how to form a question using was. And then, you can answer the question, but the formation of an answer differs from a question.

Let’s see how to form sentences using was.

Here are some examples. In these sentences, we used ‘was to ask a question. Learn how to use was to ask a question.

Formation of a question using was

In the formation of this sentence, we should use ‘was’ as the starting word. And the construction will be-

• Was + I/he/she/it/singular noun + other words + question mark (?)

Have a look-

1. Was the pilot very cautious?
2. Was she a comic lady?
3. Was Sameer a helpful person?
4. Was that girl beautiful?
5. Was I strong when I was a baby?
6. Was I shy in kindergarten?
7. Was he a furious kid?
8. Was he in shape at the age of 40?
9. Was your brother happy?
10. Was he a spot boy in the film industry?
11. Was he bored when I called him?
12. Was his friend the peaceful person?
13. Was his mother surprised to see me?
14. Was her son naughty?
15. Was she busy with her work?
16. Was that sparrow thirsty?
17. Was Kalyani’s friend frightened?
18. Was your mother sad due to my behaviour?
19. Was that boy eighteen years old?
20. Was that older person your neighbour?
21. Was your pet angry with him?
22. Was there anything wrong with the car engine?
23. Was he your former boss?
24. Was your husband a tragic person?
25. Was your father superstitious?
26. Was your brother a collector?
27. Was that student polite?
28. Was she your servant?
29. Was she a film editor?
30. Was she a publisher of that fiction?

Using ‘was’ to answer the question

Now, we shall learn how to use was for answering the above questions.

There are two types of answers-

1. affirmative
2. negative

Read also: Indefinite Pronouns

Formation of affirmative answers using was

First of all, we shall see affirmative answers.

In the formation of an affirmative answer, we should start a sentence with ‘Yes’. So, we can form an affirmative answer as;

• Yes, + I/he/she/ it / singular noun + was + other words + full stop (.)

Have a look-

1. Yes, the pilot was very cautious.
2. Yes, she was a comic lady.
3. Yes, Sameer was a helpful person.
4. Yes, that girl was beautiful.
5. Yes, I was strong when I was a baby.
6. Yes, I was shy in kindergarten.
7. Yes, he was a furious kid.
8. Yes, he was in shape at the age of 40.
9. Yes, your brother was happy.
10. Yes, he was a spot boy in the film industry.
11. Yes, he was bored when I called him.
12. Yes, his friend was a peaceful person.
13. Yes, his mother was surprised to see me.
14. Yes, her son was naughty.
15. Yes, she was busy with her work.
16. Yes, that sparrow was thirsty.
17. Yes, Kalyani’s friend was frightened.
18. Yes, your mother was sad due to my behaviour.
19. Yes, that boy was eighteen years old.
20. Yes, that older person was your neighbour.
21. Yes, your pet was angry with him.
22. Yes, there was something wrong with the car engine.
23. Yes, he was your former boss.
24. Yes, your husband was a tragic person.
25. Yes, your father was superstitious.
26. Yes, your brother was a collector.
27. Yes, that student was polite.
28. Yes, she was your servant.
29. Yes, she was a film editor.
30. Yes, she was a publisher of that fiction.

Formation of negative answers

Now, we shall see negative answers.

In the formation of a negative answer, we should start a sentence with ‘No’.

So, we can form a negative answer as-

• No, + I/he/she/ it / singular noun + was not + other words + full stop (.)

Read also: Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)

Have a look-

1. No, the pilot was not very cautious.
2. No, she was not a comic lady.
3. No, Sameer was not a helpful person.
4. No, that girl was not beautiful.
5. No, I was not strong when I was a baby.
6. No, I was not shy in kindergarten.
7. No, he was not a furious kid.
8. No, he was not in shape at the age of 40.
9. No, your brother was not happy.
10. No, he was not a spot boy in the film industry.
11. No, he was not bored when I called him.
12. No, his friend was not a peaceful person.
13. No, his mother was not surprised to see me.
14. No, her son was not naughty.
15. No, she was not busy with her work.
16. No, that sparrow was not thirsty.
17. No, Kalyani’s friend was not frightened.
18. No, your mother was not sad due to my behaviour.
19. No, that boy was not eighteen years old.
20. No, that older person was not your neighbour.
21. No, your pet was not angry with him.
22. No, there was not anything wrong with the car engine.
23. No, he was not your former boss.
24. No, your husband was not a tragic person.
25. No, your father was not superstitious.
26. No, your brother was not a collector.
27. No, that student was not polite.
28. No, she was not your servant.
29. No, she was not a film editor.
30. No, she was not a publisher of that fiction.

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