Question
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Summing up
12 Past continuous or Past simple? Put the
verbs in brackets into the correct tens.
I was waiting (wait) for my friend Elle
outside the White Rose Shopping Centre :
1
Cook) at a jacket in a sp
window when | 2
(seo)
a boy next to me. He 3
now/look at the clothes in the shop - he
(look) at my bag! I kney,
something was wrong, so I decided to go.
When I S
(turn) to walk
away, the boy •
(pull) my
bag from my hand. He ?
(run) to the corner of the street. His friend
(wait) for him on a
scooter.
A nice woman"
I was OK. She 19
her mobile and | 11
my mum. While | 12
to Mum, Ellie 13
114
and we 15
station together.
(ask) me
(give) me
(phone
(talk)
(arrive).
(tell) her about my bag
(go) to the police
At the
Police
David
Police
David
Polici
Davi
Polic
Dav
Polic
Dav
Poli
Dav
Pol
Da
Answer
1. was cooking
2. saw
3. wasn't looking
4. turned
5. pulled
6. ran
7. was waiting
8. called
9. gave
10. was talking
11. arrived
12. told
13. went
14. asked
15. walked
16. reported
17. asked
18. took
19. was filling out
20. arrived.
Most of the verbs are in past continuous tense, except for a few in past simple tense.