In these jokes, complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. You can use the present simple, the present continuous, the past simple or the past continuous.
e.g. Yesterday I __was watching___ (watch) television when I ___heard____ (hear) a strange noise from upstairs.
Last week Mr. Benton (1) ____________________ (have) a very bad backache, so he (2) ___________________ (phone) the doctor to make an appointment.
‘How (3) ___________________ (it / happen)? asked the doctor’s receptionist.
‘Well, I (4) ___________________ (walk) to work and I (5) ___________________ (fall over) and (6) ___________________(hurt) my back.
‘Okay, you can see the doctor on 5th July at ten o’clock.’
‘But that’s three weeks! (7) ___________________ (say) Mr. Benton. ‘In three weeks’ time I might be dead!’
The receptionist (8) ___________________ (think) for a moment. ‘Okay, if you (9) ___________________ (die), could you ask your wife if she can phone us and we will cancel* the appointment.’
* cancel = stop
A man (10) ___________________ (visit) the city of York and he (11) ___________________ (ask) a young boy, ‘What’s the fastest way to the station?’
‘(12) ___________________ (you / walk) or (13) ___________________ (you / drive)?’
‘I (14) ___________________ (drive), (15) ___________________ (answer) the man.
‘Good, that’s the fastest way!’