10b put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous. 1 it .happened. (happen) in june 1985. it (be) summer and '.happened. (happen) in june 1985. it we'(all/lie out) in the garden. my mother (read) and my uncle. (just/doze) in the sun. we children for) worms and insects. and then he. (arrive). he (be) a tall, handsome man with piercing blue eyes and he ".(look) straight at my mother. her face (go) pale and her eyes (open) wide with shock. arthur, ".. (think) you (be) dead; she say) in a kind of whisper. 2 a .. (phone) you at about 9 o'clock this morning but you .(not answer). what . (you/do? b: well, i '"her) the phone but i (have) a shower and i can not) get out in time to answerverbs a: well, last night i (clear out) that old desk you 23 (give) me when i pile of old letters with a red ribbon round them. b: my letters? a: yes, they (be addressed) to you. and they (all/smell) of perfume, a man's perfume. 3 last night jake 2.. (wake up) at about 3 a.m. as soon as he .. (wake up), he ". (listen out) for strange noises but he .. (not hear) any. his father " (snore) in the next room, some central heating pipes (make) a bit of a noise 32. (drip) in and a tap the bathroom. it was all as usual. jake .. (open) the window (look) outside. ) full . (shine) 34 brightly. jake 38 (see) an (think) hes.. owl in one of the trees. he .. (can certainly hear) one. but then he(see) something different. a man - no, it.. ( (be) a woman. she (hide) behind a and she . tree. suddenly she ) towards the house.​

1. It happened (happen) in June 1985. It was (be) summer and it happened (happen) in June 1985. It was all (all/lie) out in the garden. My mother was reading (read) and my uncle was just dozing (just/doze) in the sun. We children were looking (look) for worms and insects. And then he arrived (arrive). He was (be) a tall, handsome man with piercing blue eyes and he was looking (look) straight at my mother. Her face went (go) pale and her eyes opened (open) wide with shock. "Arthur," she thought (think), "you were (be) dead," she said (say) in a kind of whisper. Explanation: In this paragraph, the past continuous tense is used to describe ongoing actions at a specific past moment, while the past simple tense is used to describe actions that started and finished in the past. The verbs in brackets are put into the past continuous or past simple tense according to the context of the sentence. 2. "A phone call (phone) you at about 9 o'clock this morning but you didn't answer (not answer). What did you do (you/do)?" B: "Well, I heard (hear) the phone but I was having (have) a shower and I couldn't (can not) get out in time to answer (answer)." Explanation: In this dialogue, the past simple tense is used to describe past actions that started and finished, while the past continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action in the past. The verbs in brackets are put into the past simple or past continuous tense based on the context and the time of the action. 3. Last night, Jake woke up (wake up) at about 3 a.m. As soon as he woke up (wake up), he listened out (listen out) for strange noises but he didn't hear (not hear) any. His father was snoring (snore) in the next room, some central heating pipes were making (make) a bit of noise and a tap was dripping (drip) in the bathroom. It was all as usual. Jake opened (open) the window to look (look) outside. The moon was shining (shine) brightly. Jake saw (see) an owl in one of the trees and thought (think) he could certainly hear (can certainly hear) one. But then he saw (see) something different. It was a man - no, it was a woman. She was hiding (hide) behind a tree and she suddenly started running (run) towards the house. Explanation: In this paragraph, the past simple tense is used to describe actions that started and finished in the past, while the past continuous tense is used to describe ongoing actions in the past. The verbs in brackets are put into the past simple or past continuous tense based on the context and the time of the action.