Question

Open the brackets. Use Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. I ______________ (open) the shutters and_______________ (look) out. The car _____________________ (stand) where I had left it.
2. Suddenly I ____________ (realize) that they _______________ (not/pay) attention to me any longer. They _____________________ (mutter) something and all_________________ (look) in the same direction. I ____________ (turn) my head and __________________ (look) where they all ______________________ (look). A man ___________________ (come) slowly down a steep little street that ______________________ (lead) uphill between the house on my right.
3. On my left I ____________ (see) the lights of the first house of the village. And I __________ (hurry) towards it through the wood when a sudden flash of light __________ (make) me stop.
4. At that time I _______________________ (look) for the job.
5. Miss Nobs ____________ (not/see) him leave the house. At half past four she _____________ (make) herself a cup of tea in a small recess off the main corridor.
6. The idea first_______________ (occur) to me that afternoon as I _______________________ (back) the car into the garage.
7. I probably ____________ (drop) the key when I ___________________ (fish) for small change in my bag at the news-stand.
8. All through the night I _______________ (hear) them work, open drawers, drag cases over the floor. They ______________________ (pack).

Answer 1

I opened the shutters and looked out. The car stood where I had left it.

Suddenly I realized that they were not paying attention to me any longer. They were muttering something and all were looking in the same direction. I turned my head and looked where they all were looking. A man was coming slowly down a steep little street that led uphill between the house on my right.

On my left I saw the lights of the first house of the village. And I was hurrying towards it through the wood when a sudden flash of light made me stop.

At that time I was looking for the job.

Miss Nobs did not see him leave the house. At half past four she made herself a cup of tea in a small recess off the main corridor.

The idea first occurred to me that afternoon as I was backing the car into the garage.

I probably dropped the key when I was fishing for small change in my bag at the news-stand.

All through the night I heard them work, open drawers, drag cases over the floor. They were packing.