Here we have to figure out what each student was doing at the time of the crime. We will need to listen for the names asked by the police officer, ‘警察（けいさつ）,’ and the various activities the students were doing.

Most of the Japanese that you will hear in this dialogue is standard, but from here on out you will begin hearing more colloquial, casual, and even improper Japanese. You will notice that some sentences are not finished and that more words are left out and implied. Naturally, there is not a precise rule for learning this kind of Japanese, so outside of asking your teacher for help, you will simply have to become more accustomed to these patterns of speech as you continue to expose yourself to the language.

We have to explain what Robert was doing. At the beginning of the dialogue, Robert himself answers that he was doing homework in his room. We answer as follows:
ロバートさんは部屋で宿題をしていました。
（ロバートさんはへやでしゅくだいをしていました。）

Here we have to figure out what each student was doing at the time of the crime. We will need to listen for the names asked by the police officer, ‘警察（けいさつ）,’ and the various activities the students were doing.

Most of the Japanese that you will hear in this dialogue is standard, but from here on out you will begin hearing more colloquial, casual, and even improper Japanese. You will notice that some sentences are not finished and that more words are left out and implied. Naturally, there is not a precise rule for learning this kind of Japanese, so outside of asking your teacher for help, you will simply have to become more accustomed to these patterns of speech as you continue to expose yourself to the language.

We have to explain what Sue was doing. After Robert says he was doing homework, the police officer asks him if he was doing homework alone. To this he responds that no, he was doing homework with Sue. We answer as follows:
スーさんはロバートさんと宿題をしていました。
（スーさんはロバートさんとしゅくだいをしていました。）

Here we have to figure out what each student was doing at the time of the crime. We will need to listen for the names asked by the police officer, ‘警察（けいさつ）,’ and the various activities the students were doing.

Most of the Japanese that you will hear in this dialogue is standard, but from here on out you will begin hearing more colloquial, casual, and even improper Japanese. You will notice that some sentences are not finished and that more words are left out and implied. Naturally, there is not a precise rule for learning this kind of Japanese, so outside of asking your teacher for help, you will simply have to become more accustomed to these patterns of speech as you continue to expose yourself to the language.

We have to explain what Takeshi was doing. The police officer asks Robert what other students were doing, and he answers that Takeshi was in his room listening to music with Ken. We answer as follows:
たけしさんはたけしさんの部屋でけんさんと音楽を聞いていました。
（たけしさんはたけしさんのへやでけんさんとおんがくをきいていました。）

Here we have to figure out what each student was doing at the time of the crime. We will need to listen for the names asked by the police officer, ‘警察（けいさつ）,’ and the various activities the students were doing.

Most of the Japanese that you will hear in this dialogue is standard, but from here on out you will begin hearing more colloquial, casual, and even improper Japanese. You will notice that some sentences are not finished and that more words are left out and implied. Naturally, there is not a precise rule for learning this kind of Japanese, so outside of asking your teacher for help, you will simply have to become more accustomed to these patterns of speech as you continue to expose yourself to the language.

We have to explain what Ken was doing. The police officer asks Robert what other students were doing, and he answers that Takeshi was in his room listening to music with Ken. We answer as follows:
けんさんはたけしさんの部屋でたけしさんと音楽を聞いていました。
（けんさんはたけしさんのへやでたけしさんとおんがくをきいていました。）

Here we have to figure out what each student was doing at the time of the crime. We will need to listen for the names asked by the police officer, ‘警察（けいさつ）,’ and the various activities the students were doing.

Most of the Japanese that you will hear in this dialogue is standard, but from here on out you will begin hearing more colloquial, casual, and even improper Japanese. You will notice that some sentences are not finished and that more words are left out and implied. Naturally, there is not a precise rule for learning this kind of Japanese, so outside of asking your teacher for help, you will simply have to become more accustomed to these patterns of speech as you continue to expose yourself to the language.

We have to explain what Michiko was doing. The police officer asks Robert what other students were doing, and after telling the officer what Takeshi and Ken were up to, Robert tells the officer that Michiko was taking a bath. We answer as follows:
みちこさんはお風呂に入っていました。
（みちこさんはおふろにはいっていました。）