GRAMMAR BANK 8A
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a Complete the dialogue using the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
A Where were (be) you last night at 8.00?
BI1 Wis
(be) at home, Inspector. With my wife. We
(be) at home all evening.
A What 3
you
(do)?
B We 4
(watch) TV and then we
(have) a light dinner. We 6
(not be) hungry. After
that, we?
(go) to bed.
A What time 8
you
(go) to bed?
B About 10 o'clock.
you
(hear) a noise during the
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b Complete the text with the past simple of
the verbs in brackets.
Last night I was (be) asleep in my room when
a strange noise 1
(wake) me up. I
(not want) to leave my room
because I3
(feel) very scared.
Then 14
(hear) the noise again, so
I 5
(decide) to go and investigate.
When I 6
(turn on the light in the
kitchen, a bird?
(fly) out of the
window.
I 8
(close) the window so that the
bird 9
(not can) come in again and
then I 10
(go) back to bed.
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night?
B No, I 10
(not hear) anything
b Write E), ], or sentences with there is are + aan,
B I was at home, Inspector. With my wife. We were at home all evening.
A What did you do?
B We watched TV and then we had a light dinner. We were not hungry. After that, we went to bed.
A What time did you go to bed?
B About 10 o'clock. Did you hear a noise during the night?
b Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
Last night I was asleep in my room when a strange noise woke me up. I didn't want to leave my room because I felt very scared. Then I heard the noise again, so I decided to go and investigate. When I turned on the light in the kitchen, a bird flew out of the window. I closed the window so that the bird couldn't come in again and then I went back to bed.