Complete these texts using the Past Simple or the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 1) Beethoven
(write) another
(write) nine symphonies; he
symphony when he died.
2) Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He
(make) the first one in five
minutes. He
(make) the second one when his guests
and they
(help) him to finish it.
3) The artist Gaudi
(design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he
(start) work on a church. He
(work) on the church when he
(die).
4) Last month a bank robber
(escape) while the police
(take)
him to prison. Later they
(catch) him again, and this time they
(lock) him up without any problem.
5) Philip's football team was lucky last Saturday. After twenty minutes they
(lose),
but in the end they
(win) the game by four goals to two.
6) John Lennon
(sing) and
(play) on many records with the
Beatles. After that he
(record) several songs without the Beatles. He
(prepare) a new record when Marl Chapman
(shoot) him
7) The evening was getting darker; the street lights
(come) on. People
(hurry) home after work. I
(stand) in a queue at the bus stop
Suddenly somebody
(grab) my bag.
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