Question

15.Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
Last Sunday, my family and I 1. .................................... (walk) in a forest when we
2. .................................... (see) some smoke. Then we 3. .................................... (notice) a
small house. The house 4. .................................... (burn)! Luckily, three fire-fighters
5. .................................... (arrive) at the burning house a minute later!
16.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. Last night, we .......................... (have) dinner when my uncle .......................... (arrive).
2. While I .......................... (walk) to school, I .......................... (drop) my books.
3. I .......................... (watch) a film on TV when my friend .......................... (call).
4. When the storm .......................... (start), we .......................... (not sleep).

Answer 1

15
1. Walked
2. Saw
3. Noticed
4. Burned down
5. Arrived

16.
1a) had
1b) arrived
2a)walked
2b) dropped
3a)watched
3b)called
4a) started
4b) couldn’t sleep