Ex1.Complete the story using the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
I (have) a shower when the phone…………….. (ring). Last night I…………..(hear) a lot of noise outside while I …………..(eat) my dinner. I …………….. (look) out of the window and I …………………..(see) some people. They………………… (shout) at each other, but I don’t know why. After a few minutes, they……………….(go) away.
Ex2. Tick (V) if the sentences are correct and cross (X) if they are incorrect.
1.I wasn’t understanding the instructions. …..
2.She saw all the sights during her visit to London. …..
3.She met him while she was living in New York. ……
4.They made a lot of friends during they were living in Spain. …..
5.I was sitting outside when it started to rain. ……
6.He wasn’t happy because he wasn’t liking his new job. ……
7.He didn’t answer the phone because he watched a programme. …..
Ex3.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets.
1.The ……………..(rob) were very clever and escaped from the police.
2.When the………………… (burgle) happened at their house, all their furniture was stolen.
3.The two……………… (mug) took her bag and ran away.
4.How much money have the………….. (kidnap) asked for?
5.The painting was not genuine, it was the work of a …………….(forge).
6.There was a……………… (rob) at this bank last month.
7.There were two……………. (burgle) in this street robbers.
Ex4. Write the sentences using the past simple or past continuous.
1.I / see / some great clothes / when / I / shop / inthe city centre.
2.I / not phone / you / because / I / not know / your number.
3.Where / you / stand / when / the accident / happen?
4.I / watch / a programme on TV / when / my father / come / into the room.
5.The car / break down / while / I / drive / on the motorway.
Ex5. Complete the words in the text.
1.I think we should phone the p………………… . The police su………….. the bank and a………….two men.
A de……………… started to i……………………. the witnesses. The bank clerk couldn’ti ………………………. the men because they had been wearing m…………………….., and he couldn’t see their faces.
I was having a shower when the phone rang. Last night I heart a lot of noise when I was eating my dinner. I was looking out of the window and I saw some people. They were shouting at each other but I don't know why. After a few minutes, they went away.
1.x
2.v
3.x
4.x
5.v
6.x
7.x
1.robber
2.burglary
3.muggers
4.kidnapper
6.robbery
7.burglars
1.I saw some great clothes while I was shopping in the city centre.
2.I didn't phone you because I didn't know your number.
3.Where were you standing when the accident happend?
4.I was watching a programme on TV when my father came into the room.
5.The car broke down while I was driving on the motorway.
I think we should phone to police.
A detective started to investigate the witnesses. The bank clerk couldn't identify the men because they had been wearing masks and he couldn't see their faces.