Question

Put the verb(in brackets)in the past simple or the past continuous.

Last year,we were living (live) in Arizona,in the USA.One day I .....1(look after) my four-year-old sister,Lily because my parents .......2 (be) out.She...3 (sit) in der garden and I ....4 (paint) the door of our hause.I...5 (stand) on a ladder with a paint brush in my hand when I...6 (see) a black and yellow snake in the grass which was going towards my little sister.
I immediately ...7 (start) to come down the ladder.When I ...8 (get) to the bottom of the ladder,Lily ...9 (hold) the snake.I screamed and Lily ...10 (drop) the snake and it ...11 (crawl) away fast

Answer 1

1. was looking
2. were
3. was sitting
4. was painting
5. was standing
6. saw
7. started
8. got
9. was holding
10. dropped
11. crawled