Positive

I/he/she/it was working.

you/we/they were working

Negative

I/he/she/it wasn’t working.

you/we/they weren’t working.

Question

Was I/he/she/it working?

Were you/we/they working?

Short answer

Yes I/he/she/it was.

No I/he/she/it wasn’t.

Yes you/we/they were.

No you/we/they weren’t.

Page 13. exercise c.

2. Daniel and Sophie were playing table tennis.

3. Samuel was sitting on the teacher’s desk.

4. Ken was writing a text message.

5. Lisa was dreaming about a day on the beach.

Page 13. exercise d.

1. B: I was waiting for my sister. She was buying something in a shop.

2. A: Who were you talking to when I phoned you?

B: It was my brother. He was telling me about a film he saw on TV.

3. A: Were were his parents live in England when he was born?

B: No, they were living in Paris. His father was working as an architect.

4. A: Were you watching TV when I called last night?

B: No, I wasn’t. I was reading a magazine.

5. A: Who were you having lunch with when I saw you yesterday.

B: With Jane. She’s a friend of mine. We were talking about you.

6. A: Were you playing tennis yesterday afternoon.

B: No, I wasn’t playing tennis. I was doing my homework.

7. A: What were they wearing for school yesterday? Their school uniform?

B: No, they weren’t wearing their school uniform. They were wearing jeans and T-shirt.