Question

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple, present continuous, past simple, used to and past continuous.



A WARNING FROM BEYOND

Have you ever experienced something strange? Well, when I was a child, I (1) ___________ (stay/used to) in my little house by the sea. Once, something strange (2) _________ (happen) to me there. While I (3) __________ (watch) the sunset, a boy of about 10 years old (4) __________ (appear) from nowhere. When I saw him, he (5) ________ (wear) a big white towel. Suddenly, I (6) _________ (notice) a chain on his neck with the letter ‘C’.

He said, “My sister, Gaby, swam out to Burn Island. Now, she (7) ________ (try) to swim back, but the current is very strong. Now, she (8) ____________ (drown). Help me!” Then, I (9) __________ (go) to my boat but the boy (10) _________ (not come) with me. After that, I (11) __________ (take) my boat towards Burn Island and I (12) ___________ (find) Gaby. She was very weak but alive. I (13) _________ (pull) her into the boat. “Thank you”, she said. “I (14) ____________ (drown) when you came”. “You (15) ________ (save) my life just a couple of seconds ago”. “Your brother did”, I answered. She (16) suddenly ___________ (start) to cry. “I (17) ____________ (not have) a brother in the present. (18) ______ you _________ (not know) that Charlie died exactly here a year ago?” She showed me the chain that the boy (19) ___________ (wear/used to). I (20) ____________ (think/usually) about it and I don’t find any explanation.



Complete the following sentences with future continuous.



1) Tomorrow, she ________________ (fly) from London to Madrid at 10 am



2) Next month, they _____________ (have) a holiday in Mexico.



3) In 2025, my students ___________ (study) at University.



4) In September next year, we ___________ (collect) our grapes
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Answer 1

Respuesta:

1. Used to stay

2. Happened

3. Watched

4. Appeared

5. Wore

6. Noticed

7. Tried

8. Drowned

9. Went

10. Didn't come

11. Took

12. Found

13. Pulled

14. Drowned

15. Saved

16. Started

17. Didn't have

18. Don't know

19. Used to wear

20. Usually think

Explicación:

Answer 2

Respuesta:

1. stayed

2.happened

3.watched

4.appeared

5.wore

6.noticed

7.tried

8.drowned

9. went

10. didn't come

11.found

12. pulled

13.saved

xplicación: