Detectives at work
Tom and Nick are watching the house across the street. Something strange is
happening.
Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous to make
correct sentences.
TOM What are you staring (you stare) at?
NICK There's a man at the Johnsons' house. He doesn't live (not live) there. I wonder what
he 1 ________________________________(do)
TOM Perhaps he 2 __________________________ (visit) the Johnsons.
NICK No. They're not at home. They both _______________________(work) in town.
They 4 _____________________________ (catch) the same train as Dad every morning. It's
strange. He ______________________(watch) the house very carefully.
TOM Now he 6 _______________________ (try) to open the gate, but it's locked. Look!
He 7 ________________________ (climb) over the garden wall. I can't see him now.
NICK Let's follow him. I want to see what he 8 _______________________(do)
TOM He 9 ___________________________(go) to the garage. He 10_________
_____________ (carry) a ladder. Now he 11 __________________________(put) the ladder
up to the bedroom window!
NICK He must be a burglar. . . Hey! You! What 12 _______________________(you do)?
MAN It's all right, boys. I'm an insurance agent.
1 13 ____________________________ (examine)
the roof. The Johnsons 14 ______________________ (know) that I'm here.
Respuestas a la pregunta
Respuesta:
TOM What are you staring (you stare) at?
NICK There's a man at the Johnsons' house. He doesn't live (not live) there. I wonder what
he 1 __is doing__(do)
TOM Perhaps he 2 ____is visiting___ (visit) the Johnsons.
NICK No. They're not at home. They both 3 __work__(work) in town.
They 4 __catch__ (catch) the same train as Dad every morning. It's
strange. He 5 ___is watching__(watch) the house very carefully.
TOM Now he 6 __tries__ (try) to open the gate, but it's locked. Look!
He 7 __is climbing__ (climb) over the garden wall. I can't see him now.
NICK Let's follow him. I want to see what he 8 __is doing__(do)
TOM He 9 __is going__(go) to the garage. He 10__carries__ (carry) a ladder. Now he 11 __is putting__(put) the ladder up to the bedroom window!
NICK He must be a burglar. . . Hey! You! What 12 __are you doing__(you do)?
MAN It's all right, boys. I'm an insurance agent.
1 13 _Examine____ (examine) the roof. The Johnsons 14 __ know___ (know) that I'm here.