1. Simple Past del verbo to be en preguntas y respuestas: Was it sunny yesterday? Yes, it was

Para hacer preguntas con el verbo to be colocamos el verbo delante del sujeto.

Were you happy with the report? ¿Estuviste contento con el informe?

Was he a good student? ¿Él era un buen estudiante?

Was she angry with me? ¿Ella estaba enfadada conmigo?

Was it sunny yesterday? ¿Hizo sol ayer?

Were you in London in April? ¿Estuvisteis en Londres en abril?

Were they expensive? ¿Eran caros?

1.1  Veamos cómo contestar de forma abreviada a estas preguntas

 Were you happy with the report?  Yes, I was

 Was he a good student?   No, he wasn't

 Was she angry with me?   Yes, she was

 Was it sunny yesterday?   No, it wasn't

 Were you in London in April?   Yes, we were

 Were they expensive?   No, they weren't

1.2  Veamos ahora ejemplos de preguntas pidiendo información

 Where were you on Saturday?
 ¿Dónde estabas el sábado?

 What was the result of the match?
 ¿Cuál fue el resultado del partido?

 When was her birthday?
 ¿Cuándo fue su cumpleaños?

 Who was on the phone?
 ¿Quién estaba hablando por teléfono?

 Why were they so angry?
 ¿Por qué estaban tan enfadados?

 Which day was it when we were in France?
 ¿Qué día era cuando estuvimos en Francia?

La costumbre de pedir confirmación al final de la frase

También pedimos confirmación al final de las frases utilizando was y were:

 She was at school with you, wasn't she?
 Ella estuvo en el colegio contigo, ¿no?

 We were always good friends, weren't we?
 Siempre fuimos buenos amigos, ¿no?

 It wasn't your birthday yesterday, was it?
 No fue tu cumpleaños ayer, ¿verdad?

 You weren't angry with me, were you?
 No estabas enfadado conmigo, ¿verdad?

 They weren't late, were they?
 No llegaron tarde, ¿verdad?