Past continuous 1. forming the past continuous what were these people doing at 6.00 yesterday evening? make sentences in the past continuous. 1. jan / not listen to the radio / watch television. jan wasn`t listening to the radio. he was watching television. 2. maria / not work / drive home. 3. we not / swim sit / in a traffic jam. 4. matthew and peter / not run / play squash. 5. i / not watch a film / have a bath. 6. justin / not read / cook dinner.
3. We were not swimming? we were sitting in a traffic jam.
4. Matthew and Peter were not running, they were playing squash.
5. I was not watching a film, I was having a bath.
6. Justin was not reading, he was cooking dinner.