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5 A Mysterious Case

A. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. We were having lunch / had lunch while they were studying / studied in their room.
2. My daughter was falling / fell down and was twisting / twisted her ankle on the ice rink.

3. The students finally was telling / told the truth about the broken window.
4. The sun was shining / shone and the birds were singing / sang. It was a beautiful day.
5. Who were you talking to / did you talk to when I was seeing / saw you the other day at the mall?
6. As the young lady was riding / rode her bike along the river, she was stopping / stopped to chat
with a friend.

B. Complete each sentence with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. When I (meet) John in the mall, he (look for) a gift for
mother’s day.
2. While Sam (jog) in the forest at night, he (hear) some
strange noises.

3. As we (play) soccer in the garden, my mum (call) me back
home.

4. Jane (complete) the project, (mail) it to her teacher and
then (go) to bed.
5. What (you/do) when I (call) you last night?
6. The firefighters (rescue) five people from the building this morning.

C. Write the verb given in the past simple or past continuous form for the sentences below.

1. eat
I an apple as a snack because I am on a diet.
I dinner when my boss called me back to work.

2. cry
I heard the neighbour’s baby at 3 am. She must have had a problem.
The little boy on the way home because his mum didn’t buy him a toy.
3. write
The author the third sequel of his book when he passed away.
My mum me a touching letter at the university and made me cry.
4. sleep
You at 7:30 pm yesterday. I can’t believe you went to bed so early.
The little girl on the couch last night.
5. dance
Everyone in the ballroom to the music.
They all night, until the early lights of the next morning.

6. walk
The children of the town to school every day 20 years ago.
The students to school happily when they suddenly saw an accident.

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