Question

complete the sentences with correct forms of the past simple, past continous or past perfct.

1. When I______(have) a bath, somebody ______(try) to break into my house.

2. By the time he was 24, he _____(become) a well-known lawyer who_____(defend) celebrities.

3. The police ______(arrest) me because they tought I_____(steal) something from the shop.

4. When the police finally _____(arrive), the thief ____(run) away.

5. When I _____(get) off bus, somebody_____(push) me and I______(fall) out.

6. The police ______(accuse) Tom of committing the crime but he_____(be)innocent as he ______(leave)the country three days before.

7. The police_____(arrive) after the poachers_____(kill) all the animals.

Answer 1

1) had, was trying

2) was becoming, defended

3) arrested, stole

4) arrived, was running  

5) got, pushed, fell

6) accused, was, has left

7) arrived, have killed