Questions in the Past Progressive

1) Questions without question words in the Past Progressive

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Were	you	reading	books?	Yes,	I	was.
				No,	I	was not.
				No,	I wasn't.
Was	Peter	playing	football?	Yes,	he	was.
Were	they	singing	a song?	No,	they	were not.
				No,	they weren't.

2) Questions with question words in the Past Progressive

Question word	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Answer
What	were	you	doing	yesterday evening?	I was working on my computer.
Where	was	Tyler	going	at ten last night?	He was going to a concert.
Why	were	they	carrying	the buckets?	They were carrying the buckets because the wanted to clean the car.