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* Put the verbs in brackets into the past
simple or the past continuous.
It was just after 11 pm on 7th January, 2005. Mr and
Mrs McKinnon 1) ............ .. (sleep) upstairs in
their bedroom when they 2) ............
(hear) a
loud noise coming from downstairs. Mr McKinnon
quickly 3)......................... (jump) out of bed and
....... (run) downstairs to the front door,
But he 5) ....................... (not/see) anyone. Then, he
........ (walk) into the dark living room
and 7) ............. .... (see) a man standing there. The
man 8) ........... ... (wear) dark clothes and he
.......... (hold) a bag over his shoulders. Mr
McKinnon 10)....
(attack) the man and
11) ........ .(throw) him to the floor. Then, he
12)... ... (yell) to his wife to call the police
His wife 13).......... (come) into the living
room and 14) ................... (turn) on the light. Then,
Mr McKinnon 15) ...................... (realise) that the
burglar 16)........ ... (be) just the grandad trying
to take out the rubbish!
9) .....​