1.Complete the dialogue with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
Matt: Guess what! I ______(leave) my home when I _____(see) a man waiting outside.
Lena: What ______ he _______(do)?
Matt: He ________(try) to open a window.
Lena: So,what _______ you _______(do)?
Matt: I ________(call) the police.
Lena: __________ the police _________(arrest) him?
Matt: No, they didn't. I _________(watch) him, when he _________(see) me and ran away.
2.Circle the correct word or phrase.
a) It's a good thing that the man WASN'T HAVING/ DIDN'T HAVE a gun.
b) Yes, I'm sure he WAS WEARING/WORE a black coat.
c) WERE THE POLICE ARRIVING/DID THE POLICE ARRIVE soon after you called?
d) She TALKED/WAS TALKING to a witness when another detective came in.
e) DID YOU FIND/WERE YOU FINDING the weapon in the street?
f) DID ANYBODY SEE/WAS ANYBODY SEEING what happened at half past three?
g) They thought they HEARD/WERE HEARING a gunshot, but actually it was just a noisy car.
3.Complete the story with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
It was a cold and windy night. It was raining (rain) very hard,too. Ben _______(walk) along street in a quiet part of the city. He ________(look) for a cafe because he was cold and he _________(want) a hot drink and something warm to eat. Then he ________(see) two men on the other side of the road. He ________(cross) the road to ask for directions when he _________(feel) a sudden fear.The men ______(not look) very friendly. Were they robbers and _________(they wait) for someone to walk past? Then he realised that one of them ________(have) something black in his hand. But what was it?
4.What happened at 2.30?Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
rush in | move | become | shout | burst open | be | point |
At 2.30 the doors suddenly BURST OPEN and two men _________ . One of the men _________ a gun at the customers in the bank and the other man _________. Don't __________ ! 'Everyone in the bank ________ very shocked , and the manager's face __________ white with fear.
Matt: Guess what! I was leaving (leave) my home when I saw(see) a man waiting outside.
Lena: What was he doing(do)?
Matt: He was trying(try) to open a window.
Lena: So,what did you do(do)?
Matt: I called (call) the police.
Lena: Did the police arrest (arrest) him?
Matt: No, they didn't. I was watching(watch) him, when he saw (see) me and ran away.
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a) It's a good thing that the man WASN'T HAVING/ DIDN'T HAVE a gun.
b) Yes, I'm sure he WAS WEARING/WORE a black coat.
c) WERE THE POLICE ARRIVING/DID THE POLICE ARRIVE soon after you called?
d) She TALKED/WAS TALKING to a witness when another detective came in.
e) DID YOU FIND/WERE YOU FINDING the weapon in the street?
f) DID ANYBODY SEE/WAS ANYBODY SEEING what happened at half past three?
g) They thought they HEARD/WERE HEARING a gunshot, but actually it was just a noisy car.
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It was a cold and windy night. It was raining (rain) very hard,too. Ben was walking (walk) along street in a quiet part of the city. He was looking (look) for a cafe because he was cold and he wanted (want) a hot drink and something warm to eat. Then he saw(see) two men on the other side of the road. He was crossing (cross) the road to ask for directions when he felt (feel) a sudden fear.The men didn't look (not look) very friendly. Were they robbers and they were waiting(they wait) for someone to walk past? Then he realised that one of them had (have) something black in his hand. But what was it?
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At 2.30 the doors suddenly BURST OPEN and two men rushed in . One of the men pointed a gun at the customers in the bank and the other man shouted. Don't move ! 'Everyone in the bank was very shocked , and the manager's face became white with fear.