Grammar Negative Questions with Past Continuous Asking Negative Questions is very useful when you´re looking for confirmation about something. In the Past Continuous Tense, it´s done as follows:   Verb 'To Be' Contraction Negative question Singular Singular Singular I was not painting I wasn´t painting Wasn´t I painting the house when you arrived? You were not resting You weren´t resting Weren´t you resting when I got at your house? He was not breathing He wasn´t breathing Wasn´t he breathing when the firemen rescued him? She was not diving She wasn´t diving Wasn´t she diving into the ocean when you last saw her? It was not working It wasn´t working Wasn´t it working when you borrowed? Plural Plural Plural We were not cooking We weren´t cooking Weren´t we cooking when you called us? You were not sleeping You weren´t sleeping Weren´t you sleeping when you fell out your bed? They were not fixing They weren´t fixing Weren´t they fixing the fence when their parents got home?     Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved