IV. Maggie is telling her story. Put the verbs into the correct tense.
Yesterday morning I (0) .........was cooking....... (cook), when the phone (0) ........rang....... (ring). My
son (25) ................................... (fall over) at school. While I (26) ................................... (collect) my son,
someone (27) ................................... (break into) our home. When I (28) ................................... (arrive)
home, a man (29) ................................... (run away) from the house. Then I (30) ...................................
(notice) that smoke (31) ................................... (come) from the kitchen window. I suddenly (32)
................................... (remember) that I (33) ................................... (not turn off) the cooker. I (34)
................................... (rush) into the house. The saucepan (35) ................................... (be) on fire, but
the burglar (36) ................................... (throw) a wet towel over it. He (37) ...................................
(prevent) a serious fire.
Unfortunately, he (38) ................................... (steal) my laptop and some jewellery, too.
IV. Maggie is telling her story. Put the verbs into the correct tense.
Yesterday morning I (0) .........was cooking....... (cook), when the phone (0) ........rang....... (ring). My
son (25) ........fell over........................... (fall over) at school. While I (26) ..............was collecting..................... (collect) my son,
someone (27) ..............broke into..................... (break into) our home. When I (28) ...................arrived................ (arrive)
home, a man (29) ........was running.......................... (run away) from the house. Then I (30) ...............noticed....................
(notice) that smoke (31) ...................was coming................ (come) from the kitchen window. I suddenly (32)
......................remembered............. (remember) that I (33) .....................hadn't turned off.............. (not turn off) the cooker. I (34)
.................rushed.................. (rush) into the house. The saucepan (35) .................was.................. (be) on fire, but
the burglar (36) .................had thrown.................. (throw) a wet towel over it. He (37) ...............had prevented....................
(prevent) a serious fire.
Unfortunately, he (38) ..............had stolen..................... (steal) my laptop and some jewellery, too.