Question

1 Write sentences in the past continuous. At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon ... 1 My teacher (X read /✔ talk to a friend). My teacher wasn't reading. She was talking to a friend. 2 The dog (X sleep /✔ run in the garden). 3 1 (X write a letter /✔ read an email). 4 The children (X watch TV/✔ do homework). ✓ 5 You (X study / play computer games). 6 It (X rain / ✔✓ snow).​

Answer 1

2. The dog wasn't sleeping; it was running in the garden.

3. At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, I wasn't writing a letter; I was reading an email.

4. The children weren't watching TV; they were doing homework.

5. At that time, you weren't studying; you were playing computer games.

6. It wasn't raining; it was snowing.