2 * Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the
verbs in the box.
die forgot get
get present publish
sell sign stop write
Abai Kunanbaiuly wrote
The Book
of Words to encourage people to educate
themselves.
1 The scientist
a new theory
when there was an small earthquake.
2 Just as the music
and the
lights came on, there was a loud scream.
3 When she
her first novel,
she was only thirteen! She was amazed
when she saw her name on the cover.
4 'How many copies of the
magazine
you
- yesterday?' 'About
ten. It's very popular
5 The book was so gripping,
to look at the time and
missed my Maths class.