How to Use Were in Negative Answers About Profession

In this chapter, we shall learn how to use ‘were’ in a negative answer about the past profession.

We shall answer in a complete sentence as well as in brief.

Formation of a negative answer

The formation of this sentence is the same as the negative answers about the state.

So, the formation of a negative answer is as follows:

• No, + subject (we/you/they/any plural noun) + were not+ other words + full stop (.)

In brief, we can answer as follows:

• No, + subject + weren’t.

Examples of negative answers about the profession:

Let’s see how to use ‘were’ in negative answers about the past profession with examples.

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Let’s have a look:

1. No, we were not hawkers.
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   (No, we weren’t.)
2. No, you were not MLAs.
   An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
   (No, you weren’t.)
3. No, you were not a blacksmith.
   An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
   (No, you weren’t.)
4. No, my two brothers were not pilots.
   An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
   (No, they weren’t.)
5. No, they were not shopkeepers.
   An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
   (No, they weren’t.)
6. No, her sisters were not designers.
   An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
   (No, they weren’t.)
7. No, his parents were not collectors.
   An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
   (No, they weren’t.)
8. No, her three neighbours were not watchmen.
   An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
   (No, they weren’t.)
9. No, Sahil and his friend were not taxi drivers.
   An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
   (No, they weren’t.)
10. No, they were not fiction writers.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
11. No, Sameer and his colleagues were not architects.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
12. No, they were not skilled potters.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
13. No, you were not a bank manager.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, you weren’t.)
14. No, you were not news reporters.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, you weren’t.)
15. No, Tarak and his uncle were not comic poets.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
16. No, Lara’s friends were not clerks in school.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
17. No, they were not foreign ministers.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
18. No, Sachin’s two brothers were not cricket players.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
19. No, we were not doctors at government hospitals.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, we weren’t.)
20. No, my husband and brother were not professors at Bhavans College.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
21. No, my sisters were not chemical engineers.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
22. No, they were not ticket checkers in the railway department.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
23. No, she and her son were not advocates at the Supreme Court.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
24. No, his two uncles were not professional photographers.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
25. No, they were not motormen on the Mumbai local train.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
26. No, both sisters were not nurses in medical college.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
27. No, you were not officers in the education department.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, you weren’t.)
28. No, Smita and her spouse were not teachers in Aurangabad.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)
29. No, we were not academic book publishers.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, we weren’t.)
30. No, they were not booksellers in Pune.
    An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 429
    (No, they weren’t.)

Related Lessons-

1. Use of were: state of being
2. Use of were: profession
3.                negative sentences
4. Use of were: questions
5. Use of were in affirmative answers about the profession

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