B Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs from the list.
break buy can find hear
lose make meet take think
a noise downstairs.
their friends outside the
1 Last night we heard
2 They
restaurant
3 The police
was the murderer.
4 The policeman
the man's daughter
the money in an
old bag
5 1
a detective story in the
bookshop
6 My girlfriend
her mobile phone
last night.
7 The man
a window and went into
the house.
8 Somebody
my laptop when I was
out of the room
9 I was thirsty so I
a cup of tea.
10 We were worried because we
see
a police car outside our house.​

1 Last night we heard a noise downstairs.
2 They met their friends outside the restaurant.
3 The police found the murderer.
4 The policeman met the man's daughter.
5 1 bought a detective story in the bookshop.
6 My girlfriend lost her mobile phone last night.
7 The man broke a window and went into the house.
8 Somebody took my laptop when I was out of the room.
9 I was thirsty so I made a cup of tea.
10 We were worried because we couldn't see a police car outside our house.

1. For the first sentence, I used the verb "hear", as it indicates the action of perceiving sound with one's ears. The past tense form of "hear" is "heard". Therefore, the correct sentence is "Last night we heard a noise downstairs."
2. In the second sentence, the verb "met" is used to show the action of coming together with someone. The past tense form of "meet" is also "met". Hence, the correct sentence is "They met their friends outside the restaurant."
3. The third sentence refers to the police finding the murderer, which implies the discovery of someone or something. Therefore, the verb "find" is used in its past tense form, "found". Thus, the correct sentence is "The police found the murderer."
4. In the fourth sentence, the verb "met" is used again to indicate the meeting of the policeman with the man's daughter. Therefore, the correct sentence is "The policeman met the man's daughter."
5. The fifth sentence states that "I bought a detective story in the bookshop." Here, the action of purchasing is expressed by the verb "buy". In its past tense form, "buy" becomes "bought". So, the correct sentence is "I bought a detective story in the bookshop."
6. For the sixth sentence, it says "My girlfriend lost her mobile phone last night." The verb "lose" is used to describe the action of misplacing or being unable to find something. The past tense form of "lose" is "lost". Therefore, the correct sentence is "My girlfriend lost her mobile phone last night."
7. The seventh sentence states that "The man broke a window and went into the house." Here, the verb "break" is used to convey the action of causing something to separate into pieces by force. The past tense of "break" is "broke". Hence, the correct sentence is "The man broke a window and went into the house."
8. In the eighth sentence, it says "Somebody took my laptop when I was out of the room." The verb "take" is used to express the action of carrying or moving something from one place to another. The past tense form of "take" is "took". Therefore, the correct sentence is "Somebody took my laptop when I was out of the room."
9. The ninth sentence mentions "I was thirsty so I made a cup of tea." Here, the verb "make" is used to indicate the action of creating or preparing something. The past tense form of "make" also remains as "made". Thus, the correct sentence is "I was thirsty so I made a cup of tea."
10. For the tenth and final sentence, it says "We were worried because we couldn't see a police car outside our house." Here, the action of seeing or perceiving is represented by the verb "see". The past tense form of "see" is "saw". Hence, the correct sentence is "We were worried because we couldn't see a police car outside our house."