Complete the story with the correct past tense form of the verbs in brackets.sometimes i hate computers! once, when i 1 (try) to do my english homework on my laptop, the battery 2 (run out). i 3 (lie) on my bed and i was listening to music on spotify. it helps me to concentrate. i 4 also (chat) to my friend daniel on facebook. ok, so i 5 (not concentrate) very hard on my homework and i 6 (forget) to plug in my laptop! i didn’t notice that the battery was getting low. i was just finishing the essay when the screen 7 (go) black. i 8 (lose) everything. i 9 (scream) in frustration. my dad 10 (come) running into my bedroom. i 11 almost (cry) so he 12 (give) me his laptop. i 13 (try) to remember everything in my essay – it 14 (be) quite difficult especially because daniel was sending me lots of funny videos. anyway, while i was watching one, the wifi stopped working. in the end it was probably better because i 15 (manage) to finish the essay. 35

Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I 1. was trying to do my English homework on my laptop, the battery 2. ran out. I 3. was lying on my bed and I was listening to music on Spotify. It helps me to concentrate. I 4. was also chatting to my friend Daniel on Facebook. OK, so I 5. was not concentrating very hard on my homework and I 6. forgot to plug in my laptop! I didn’t notice that the battery was getting low. I was just finishing the essay when the screen 7. went black. I 8. lost everything. I 9. screamed in frustration. My dad 10. came running into my bedroom. I 11. almost cried ("was almost crying" is also possible but much less common) so he 12. gave me his laptop. I 13. tried to remember everything in my essay – it 14. was quite difficult especially because Daniel was sending me lots of funny videos. Anyway, while I was watching one, the WiFi stopped working. In the end it was probably better because I 15. managed to finish the essay.