Use of Was in Affirmative Answers About Continuous Action

In the previous chapter, you learned to construct sentences using ‘was’ to describe continuous actions of the past.

In this lesson, we shall learn how to form affirmative answers about continuous action using ‘was’.

Construction of an affirmative answer using ‘was’

The structure of an affirmative answer is as follows:

• Yes, + subject + was + present participle (-ing form) of the main verb + other words + full stop (.)

In brief, we can say:

• Yes, + subject + was.

Examples of ‘was’ in an affirmative answer

Let’s see how to use ‘was’ in the affirmative answers about continuous action with some examples.

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Have a look-

1. Yes, Sarika was going to her home town.
    (Yes, she was.)
2. Yes, he was reaching the airport to receive his parents.
   (Yes, he was.)
3. Yes, she was studying in the college library.
   (Yes, she was.)
4. Yes, he was teaching philosophy.
    (Yes, he was.)
5. Yes, it was eating fruit under a tree.
   (Yes, he was.)
6. Yes, Shalaka was observing the painting.
   (Yes, she was.)
7. Yes, Saurabh was carrying his tiffin.
   (Yes, he was.)
8. Yes, a cat was playing on the roof.
   (Yes, it was.)
9. Yes, she was stitching a gown.
   (Yes, she was.)
10. Yes, he was collecting postage stamps.
    (Yes, he was.)
11. Yes, she was fixing a gas cylinder.
    (Yes, she was.)
12. Yes, he was fetching water from a water tanker.
    (Yes, he was.)
13. Yes, she was solving an example of mathematics.
    (Yes, she was.)
14. Yes,  he was calling you yesterday.
    (Yes, he was.)
15. Yes, Dr. Sarika was diagnosing the patient’s condition.
    (Yes, she was.)
16. Yes, she was examining the types of plants.
    (Yes, she was.)
17. Yes, a dog was waiting for food.
    (Yes, it was.)
18. Yes, Rati was inquiring about a psychiatrist.
    (Yes, she was.)
19. Yes, she was classifying vegetables.
    (Yes, she was.)
20. Yes, a monkey was chasing the dog.
    (Yes, it was.)
21. Yes, the maid was asking about her salary.
    (Yes, she was.)
22. Yes, a lion was licking its wound.
    (Yes, it was.)
23. Yes, a parrot was speaking with us.
    (Yes, it was.)
24. Yes, she was painting her house.
    (Yes, she was.)
25. Yes, he was choosing a dress for his son.
    (Yes, he was.)
26. Yes, Rati was clarifying the issue.
    (Yes, she was.)
27. Yes, Soham was thinking of joining the party.
    (Yes, he was.)
28. Yes, Parth was deciding to work from Monday.
    (Yes, he was.)
29. Yes, Rashi was developing an educational website.
    (Yes, she was.)
30. Yes, she was packing a gift for her brother.
    (Yes, she was.)

Related Lessons-

1. Use of were
2. Were- negative sentences
3. Use of was: continuous sentences
4.                           questions
5.                        affirmative answers
6.                       negative answers 

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