1) were listening
2)wasn't writing
3)was playing
4)wasn't running
5)were going
6)weren't eating
7)were speaking
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Jim wasn't playing this his dog.
He was playing this his cat.
Emma and Jim weren't sitting in the house.
Emma and Jim were sitting on the beach.
Jim wasn't reading a book.
He was listening to music.
Emma wasn't reading a letter.
She was reading a newspaper.