Negative sentences and questions
1. Was, were ile kurulan olumsuz cümlelere ‘not’ eklenir.
I / HE / SHE / IT – WAS NOT (WASN’T)
WE / YOU / THEY, WERE NOT (WEREN’T)
2. Soru cümlelerinde ise was ile were başa alınır.
WAS I / HE / SHE / IT …………….. ?
WERE WE / YOU / THEY …………. ?
Ex:
1. (+) Ayşe was in the swimming pool last weekend.
(–) Ayşe wasn’t in the swimming pool last weekend.
(?) Was Ayşe in the swimming pool the weekend?
– Yes, she was – No, she wasn’t.
2. (+) My parents were at a party yesterday.
(–) My parents weren’t at a party yesterday.
(?) Were your parents at a party yesterday?
3. (+) I was in Paris two years ago.
(–) I wasn’t in Paris two years ago.
(?) Were you in Paris two years ago?
– Yes, I was – No, I wasn’t.
Activity Exercise
1. (+) Five students were absent yesterday.
(–) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Our house was in New York in 1985.
(–) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. His grandparents were in Side.
(–) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Answers:
1. (–) Five students weren’t absent yesterday.
(?) Were five students absent yesterday?
2. (–) Our house wasn’t in New York in 1985.
(?) Was your house in New York in 1985?
3. (–) His grandporents weren’t in Side.
(?) Were his grandparents in Side?