Question

Simple Past and Past Continuous
There was a burglary in your neighbourhood. You saw something suspicious.
Tell the police officer all about it by filling in the blanks choosing the correct
forms of the words from the options given below.

It (a) was raining last night. I (b) _________ TV. I (c) _________ a little restless. I (d) _________ to the window and was looking out when I (e) _________ that Mr Sharma, my neighbour (f) _________ near the door. I thought he had gone to shut it. I also (g) _________ Mrs Sharma walking up and down in her garden. Then I heard Mr Sharma calling his wife to come in. I (h) _________ back to my table and opened my book. I (i) _________ when I heard a thud and a scream. I (j) _________ out of the house and saw a man in a black coat and hat running towards the gate. Mr and Mrs Sharma (k) _________ in the street. I saw a car speeding away with the burglar.

(a) (i) raining                  (ii) was raining                          (iii) were raining                      (iv) rained
(b) (i) were watching      (ii) watched                               (iii) was watching                    (iv) watching
(c) (i) has felt                  (ii) felt                                       (iii) was feeling                        (iv) feel
(d) (i) had gone              (ii) went                                    (iii) was going                          (iv) gone
(e) (i) noticing                (ii) was noticing                        (iii) were noticing                     (iv) noticed
(f) (i) stood                     (ii) were standing                      (iii) was standing                     (iv) were stood
(g) (i) seeing                   (ii) saw                                       (iii) was seeing                         (iv) seen
(h) (i) had come             (ii) was coming                          (iii) came                                  (iv) were came
(i) (i) hadread                 (ii) was reading                         (iii) were reading                       (iv) read
m (i) rushed                   (ii) was rushing                         (iii) were rushed                         (iv) rushing
(k) (i) had screamed      (ii) was screaming                     (iii) screamed                              (iv) were screaming

Answer 1

It (a) was raining last night. I (b) was watching  TV. I (c) was feeling a little restless. I (d) went to the window and was looking out when I (e) noticed that Mr Sharma, my neighbour (f) was standing near the door. I thought he had gone to shut it. I also (g) saw Mrs Sharma walking up and down in her garden. Then I heard Mr Sharma calling his wife to come in. I (h) came  back to my table and opened my book. I (i) was reading when I heard a thud and a scream. I (j) rushed out of the house and saw a man in a black coat and hat running towards the gate. Mr and Mrs Sharma (k) were screaming in the street. I saw a car speeding away with the burglar.