Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======The past simple of ‘to be’====== =====Introduction===== <html><table style="margin: auto 6.75pt; border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-table-lspace: 9.0pt; mso-table-rspace: 9.0pt; mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-table-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-table-left: left; mso-table-top: 34.7pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 104.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="211" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 158pt; height: 104.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-top: 34.7pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span lang="FR"><img id="46" style="width: 150px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/46_3e9c9d46ee3a2dedb45635645aff43b3.jpg"></span></p></td> <td width="390" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 292.75pt; height: 104.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-top: 34.7pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-top: 34.7pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>They <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were</span> at the reception desk 5 minutes ago but they are not there now. </span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p></html> =====Construction===== <html><table width="574" style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-table-layout-alt: fixed;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="height: 26.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="111" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Affirmative</span></b></p></td> <td width="312" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 233.85pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;" colspan="2"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Negative</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b> </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Full form<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Contracted form</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Interrogative</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b> </p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="111" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="161" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 120.45pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was not</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">wasn't</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Was<font color="#000000"> I</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>?</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.1pt;"> <td width="111" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>You <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="161" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 120.45pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Y</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>ou <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were not</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>You <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">weren't</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Were <font color="#000000">you</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">?</font></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="111" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="161" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 120.45pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was not</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">wasn't</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Was <font color="#000000">he</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">?</font></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="111" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="161" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 120.45pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">wasn't</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Was <font color="#000000">she</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">?</font></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="111" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="161" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 120.45pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">wasn't</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Was <font color="#000000">it</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">?</font></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td width="111" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="161" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 120.45pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">weren't</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Were <font color="#000000">we</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">?</font></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td width="111" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>They <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="161" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.45pt; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>They <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>They <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">weren't</span></span></b></p></td> <td width="151" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm; height: 26.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Were <font color="#000000">they</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">?</font></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br></p></html> =====Short answers===== <html><TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none" class=MsoTableGrid border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 118.8pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=158> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Question:</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 184.95pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=247> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>'to be' + subject + adjective/noun</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 160.65pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=214> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Was she at work?</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 118.8pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=158> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Affirmative answer:<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 184.95pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=247> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Yes + subject + 'to be'<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 160.65pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=214> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>Yes, she was.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 118.8pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=158> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Negative answer:<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 184.95pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=247> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>No + subject + 'to be' + not<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 160.65pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=214> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>No, she wasn't.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>Note that</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>We do not use the contracted form for affirmative answers.</SPAN></B></P> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 Table> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 161.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=215> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Affirmative</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 156pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=208> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Negative </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 161.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=215> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>Yes, I was.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 156pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=208> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>No, I wasn't.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 161.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=215> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>Yes, you were.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 156pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=208> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>No, you weren't.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 3"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 161.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=215> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>Yes, she was.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 156pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=208> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>No, she wasn't.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 4"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 161.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=215> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>Yes, he was.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 156pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=208> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>No, he wasn't.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 5"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 161.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=215> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>Yes, it was.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 156pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=208> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>No, it wasn't.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 6"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 161.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=215> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>Yes, we were.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 156pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=208> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>No, we weren't.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 7"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 161.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=215> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>Yes, they were.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 156pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=208> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>No, they weren't.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></html> =====Examples===== <html><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3566_1862c6ea55b1fcbf6bce9db71c37d3da.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="269" height="175" id="3566" style="width: 142px; height: 97px;" alt="birthday anniversaire cake gateau" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3566_1862c6ea55b1fcbf6bce9db71c37d3da.jpg"></a> <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Hans <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span> 35 last year so this year he is 36.</strong></span></p><p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/35_02b2983305accbccc180d10e0b4814ba.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="333" height="251" id="35" style="width: 146px; height: 119px;" alt="London, Londres, traffic " src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/35_02b2983305accbccc180d10e0b4814ba.jpg"></a> <strong><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>There </span></strong><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b>was</b></span><b></b><b><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> a lot of traffic in London last night</span></b></span></p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p></p><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/138_49873792f279ce4ca5cc20d35ee65274.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="309" height="480" id="138" style="width: 109px; height: 149px;" alt="Couple in Paris romantic outside walking holding hands" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/138_49873792f279ce4ca5cc20d35ee65274.jpg"></a> <b><span style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><font color="#000000">Tom and Mary</font> </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>were</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> <font color="#000000">in Paris last week, they</font> </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>were not</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> <font color="#000000">in </font><font color="#000000">London.</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'></span></b></p><p> <span><strong><img height="99" id="54" style="width: 110px; height: 83px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/54_3c5c5418208e4dd1f566d03037d26ae2.jpg"> </strong><strong><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Were</span></strong><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b> your visitors Swiss? No they </b></span><b></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>weren't</span></b><b><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>, they were French.</span></b></span></p><p><span><span><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/7_9c1a0ff1d653463bfc5a59c96b10fc42.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="179" height="118" id="7" style="width: 112px; height: 86px;" alt="Mountain Ski Snow " src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/7_9c1a0ff1d653463bfc5a59c96b10fc42.jpg"></a> <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were </span>in the Alps for our holiday, it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span> wonderful.</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></span></span></span></p></span><p><br></p></span><p><br></p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p><br></p><p><br></p><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p></p><p></p><font face="Times New Roman"><p></p><p></p></font><p></p></span><p></p></span><p></p></html> [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]