Question

26 Fill in with Past Simple or Past Continuous.
Last night 1) was (be) alone at home. 12)
(lie) on my bed and 13)
(watch) TV when I 4)
(hear) a strange noise. The noise 5)
(come) from the kitchen. I
6)
(go) downstairs, 7)
(pick up) a heavy vase from the table and 8)
(head for the kitchen. 19)
(open) the
door very slowly. Then I 10)
(see) someone. Hey
11)
(search) in the fridge. I 12)
(be) so frightened that I 13)
(drop) the vase
14)
(carry) and it
15)
(crash) onto the floor. The man
16)
(turn) towards the door and I
17)
(see) his face. It was my husband!

Answer 1

1) was

2) was lying

3) was watching

4) heard

5) came

6) went

7) picked up

8) headed

9) opened

10) saw

11) was searching

12) was

13) dropped

14) was carrying

15) crashed

16) turned

17) saw