Question

4 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Last Sunday evening, my brother and I 1) were (be) home alone, as our parents 2) ... (visit) an aunt who was sick at the time. It 3) ...... . (rain) very heavily outside, and we 4) (enjoy) a quiet night at home. Suddenly, the lights 5).... (start) flickering and after a few minutes, they 6) ... ...... (go) out. 17)... ... (try) calling our dad, but as his phone 8)....... (ring), the line 9) .... (go) dead. Chris and I were worried. We 10) ........ (be) alone in the dark, the wind 11) .... (howl) outside and we 12) have) any way to communicate with our parents. At that moment, we 13) .............. (hear) Mum's voice calling us from the front door. We 14) (know) then that we 15) ...... ... (be) safe! ....(not/​

Answer 1

Răspuns:

2) were visiting

3) was raining

4) were enjoying

5) started

6) went

7) tried

8) was ringing

9) went

10) were

11) was howling

12) didn't have

13) heard

14) knew

15) were going to be