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6 Tales And Stories

E. Underline the correct verbs in the following sentences.
Example:
While Nick walked / was walking along the shore of the sea, he found / was finding an old coin.
1. Mary inherited / was inheriting some money when her grandfather died / was dying.

2. Jane walked / was walking along the street when a man grabbed her handbag and ran /
running away with it.
3. When the armed men robbed / were robbing the national bank, they left / were leaving a bomb
in front of the bank.
4. The late Prime Minister was a popular politician. When he died, more than 50,000 people
came / were coming to his funeral.
5. Mr Smith had a heart attack and died / was dying suddenly while he was on holiday in Greece.
6. When I asked / was asking Jim if he knew / was knowing about the missing money, he went / was
going red.
7. I fell / was falling asleep while I watched / was watching the film.
8. The bomb exploded / was exploding as soon as the ex-president started / was starting his car.

9. While Mr Black drove / was driving at a reasonable speed along the road, he hit / was hitting a
pedestrian.
10. Helen met / was meeting one of her old teachers as she went / was going to the shopping centre.

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