Question

Complete the opening of this detective story using past simple or past continuous verbs in the numbered gaps and while or when in the lettered gaps.


I was sleeping deeply when the alarm clock..................1(ring).It was only 6 a.m.,so I went back to sleep.
a) ............I ...........2 (wake up) again,it was 9.15.
I...............3(jump) quickly out of bed.
The phone rang b)........... I............ 4 (have) a shower.
I let it ring.Eventually it ........... 5 (stop).Then it rang again c).........i .........6 (make) a cup of coffe. d)............I answered it,a woman 's voice said.,You 've got to help me.
Come to 12,Sutton Place as soon as you van.
I'll pay anything.
I jumped into the car. e)........ I............7(arrive) at Sutton Place,I had a feeling that somebody,..............8(watch) me.I got out of the car and went towards Number 12.
As I........9(walk) to the door,I..........10(can) hear voices in an upstairs room. But f)......I knocked at the door , they stopped. The door was open so I decided to go in.The door closed suddenly.Somebody ........

..11 (stand) behind me.

Answer 1

1 rang
a When
2 I woke up
3 jumped
b while
4 I was having
5 stopped
c while
6 I was making
d When
Come to 12, Sutton Place as soon as you CAN.
e When
7 arrived
8 was watching
9 was walking
10 could
f when
11 was standing