2. Complete the conversation with the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. At the police station … A: What ___ (you/do) at six o’clock on 2 May? B: Erm … I don’t remember. I think I was at home. Yes, I ___ (watch) TV. A: Was anyone at home with you? B: No, nobody. It was just me. I ___ (not work) that day. A: I see. So nobody saw you at home at 6 p.m. that day? B: Oh … er … yes, of course. Silly me! My wife was there too. She ___ (make) dinner in the kitchen. She ___ (cook) my favourite pizza. A: And what about your children? B: Oh yeah, the kids! They ___ (do) their homework upstairs in their bedrooms. A: And your mother-in-law? B: Oh yes, of course. Er, she ___ (stand) in the kitchen with my wife. They ___ (talk). A: I see. So, can you explain why we have pictures of you waiting in your car outside the bank at 6 p.m.? B: Er … pictures?

1. What were you doing at six o’clock on 2 May?
2. Yes, I was watching TV.
3. I wasn’t working that day.
4. She was making dinner in the kitchen.
5. She was cooking my favourite pizza.
6. They were doing their homework upstairs in their bedrooms.
7. She was standing in the kitchen with my wife.
8. They were talking.

Past Continuous образуется с помощью was/were и глагола с окончанием -ing; для отрицания используется wasn’t/weren’t.