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Fill in the blanks with the correct past form of the verbs given in brackets. (simple past+past continuous)
1. Just as I
(phone) the police, Jasmeet ............. (find) the diamonds in his cupboard.
2. The boys ....... (write) to Granny and just then Granny ..................(walk) in.
3. While I
(water) the plants, it ..........
(begin) to pour
4. Just as I
(finish) my cooking, in
(walk) Toby with five of his friends.
5. I ............. (slip) and ................... (fall) as I
(cross) the road.
6. .............. (think) that what I
(do) was right. He ............ (search) for his key again.
He often
(lose) it.
7.
(sleep) when the alarm clock .................. (wake) me. I ............. (take) a bath and as I
(dress) up, I ............. (switch) on the television.
8. I .......... (chat) with Simi, when Karan
(return) from school.
He ......... (complain) of a headache, and when I
(touch) his forehead, it
(burning).
Answers
Answer:
1) Just as I called the police, Jasmeet found (find) the diamonds in his cupboard.
2) the boys wrote (write) to Granny and just then Granny walked (walk) in.
3) While I was watering (water) the plants, it began (begin) to pour.
4. Just as I finished (finish) my cooking, in walked (walk) Toby with five of his friends.
5. I slipped (slip) and fell (fall) as I was crossing (cross) the road.
6. I thought (think) that what I did (do) was right. He searched (search) for his key again. He often losses (lose) it.
7.i was sleeping (sleep) when the alarm clock woke (wake) me. I took (take) a bath and as I dressed (dress) up, I switched (switch) on the television.
8. I was chatting (chat) with Simi, when Karan returned (return) from school.
He was complaining (complain) of a headache, and when I
touched (touch) his forehead, it was (burning).
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