A painting was stolen from an art gallery last week. When the police i_________ the case more closely, they realised that the main s_________ was one of the security
g _________ working at the gallery, because it was impossible to b_________ into the gallery without help from the inside. They talked to everyone who works at the gallery and finally a_________ a man named James Harding who, as they discovered,
had been in p_________ for robbery several times. The painting is still missing.
2 Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the words in capital letters.There are fewer muggers (MUG) now than there used to be.1 There were three _______ (THIEF) from the national museum last month.
2 While I was in the bank, there was a _______ (ROB).
3 This is a safe area. There haven’t been any _______ (BURGLE) for ages.
4 Teenagers _______ (VANDAL) the town centre yesterday, breaking windows and spraying graffiti on buildings.
5 If you are caught fare _______ (DODGE) on the buses, you have to pay a fine.
6 Do you think that all _______ (MURDER) should go to prison for life?
3 Choosethecorrectanswers.
The thief said he stole the money because he was very hard
up/ off / down
1 I lost £100 to a con writer / artist / actor
2 I have never broken / committed / accused a crime.
3 The thief was accused / arrested / sentencedto two years in prison.
4 The criminals ran across / along / awaywhen they saw the police.
5 We were accused / arrested / sentencedof stealing a CD but it wasn’t true.
6 Have you ever broken / committed / accusedthe law?
4 Completethegapswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets:PastPerfectorPastSimple.
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the police in Winnipeg, Canada, had a problem.
There ______ (be) a lot of vandalism in the previous few weeks and bridges, signs and homes
had been covered with graffiti of the same cartoon face. But who __________
(paint) it? They didn’t
know how to find the person responsible. Then, the police ___________ (receive) a call from a town resident. He ___________ (say) that, a few weeks earlier, the same design ___________ (appear) on a local person’s Facebook page. The police ___________ (check) the web page and___________(arrest) an 18-year-old student for vandalism.
5 Choosethecorrectanswers.
‘I saw a great concert,’ said John.
John said that he ___ a great concert.
a) had seen b)has seen c)saw
1 ‘Mick has sent me some roses,’ said Louisa.
Louisa said that Mick ___ her roses.
a)sentb)has sentc)had sent
2 ‘I’m not a thief,’ said the burglar ‘this computer is mine’.
The burglar told the police that the computer was ___.
a) hisb)yoursc)mine
3 ‘Lots of people break the law,’ said the thief.
The thief said that lots of people ___ the law.
a) have brokenb) had brokenc)broke
4 ‘I’ll take you to Leeds tomorrow,’ said my brother.
My brother said that he ___ me to Leeds the next day.
a) will takeb) would takec) took
5 ‘You were late home last night,’ said my mum.
My mum said that I ___ late home the night before.
a) had beenb) have beenc) was
6 ‘I’m telling the truth,’ I said.
I told them that I ___ the truth.
a) have been telling b) am telling c) was telling
1 Complete the missing words. The first letter of each word is given.
A painting was stolen from an art gallery last week. When the police iNVESTIGATED_________the case more closely, they realised that the main sUSPECT_________ was one of the security
gUARDS _________ working at the gallery, because it was impossible to bREAK_________ into the gallery without help from the inside. They talked to everyone who works at the gallery and finally aSKED_________ a man named James Harding who, as they discovered,
had been in pRISON_________ for robbery several times. The painting is still missing.
2 Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the words in capital letters. There are fewer muggers (MUG) now than there used to be.
1 There were three _THIEVES______ (THIEF) from the national museum last month.
2 While I was in the bank, there was a _ROBBERY______ (ROB).
3 This is a safe area. There haven’t been any _BURGLARY______ (BURGLE) for ages.
4 Teenagers _VANDALISED______ (VANDAL) the town centre yesterday, breaking windows andspraying graffiti on buildings.
5 If you are caught fare _DODGING______ (DODGE) on the buses, you have to pay a fine.
6 Do you think that all _MURDERERS______ (MURDER) should go to prison for life?
3 Choosethecorrectanswers.
The thief said he stole the money because he was very hard
up/ off / down
1 I lost £100 to a con writer / artist / actor
2 I have never broken / committed / accused a crime.
3 The thief was accused / arrested / sentenced to two years in prison.
4 The criminals ran across / along / away when they saw the police.
5 We were accused / arrested / sentenced of stealing a CD but it wasn’t true.
6 Have you ever broken / committed / accused the law?
4Completethegapswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets:PastPerfectorPastSimple.
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the police in Winnipeg, Canada, had a problem.
There _HAD BEEN_____ (be) a lot of vandalism in the previous few weeks and bridges, signs and homes had been covered with graffiti of the same cartoon face. But who __HAD_PAINTED_______ (paint) it? They didn’t know how to find the person responsible. Then, the police _____RECEIVED______ (receive) a call from a town resident. He _____SAID______ (say) that, a few weeks earlier, the same design _HAD_APPEARED_____ (appear) on a local person’s Facebook page. The police ___CHECKED________ (check) the web page and___ARRESTED________(arrest) an 18-year-old student for vandalism.
5 Choosethecorrectanswers.
‘I saw a great concert,’ said John.
John said that he ___ a great concert.
a) had seen b)has seen c)saw
1 ‘Mick has sent me some roses,’ said Louisa.
Louisa said that Mick ___ her roses.
a)sent b)has sent c)had sent
2 ‘I’m not a thief,’ said the burglar ‘this computer is mine’.
The burglar told the police that the computer was ___.
a) his b)yours c)mine
3 ‘Lots of people break the law,’ said the thief.
The thief said that lots of people ___ the law.
a) have broken b) had broken c)broke
4 ‘I’ll take you to Leeds tomorrow,’ said my brother.
My brother said that he ___ me to Leeds the next day.
a) will take b) would take c) took
5 ‘You were late home last night,’ said my mum.
My mum said that I ___ late home the night before.
a) had been b) have been c) was
6 ‘I’m telling the truth,’ I said.
I told them that I ___ the truth.
a) have been telling b) am telling c) was telling