5 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
THE DOWNTON GAZETTE
Аdevastating flash flood 1)
(occur) in the village of Downton yesterday. Emma
Michael, a local resident, narrowly escaped injury when
floodwaters 2)
(wash away) a
bridge on her way to work. "It 3)...
(rain) and the wind 4)
(blow) as I 15)
(drive) to work
yesterday morning," says Emma. I 6)...
(listen) to the radio when I 7)...
(hear)
reports that the water in the river 8)...(be) really high.
I 9)
(stop) my car
to take a look and, at that moment, a huge wall of water 10)
(rush) down the river and
11)
(sweep away) the bridge. I the
12)
(have) a lucky escape!​

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1. When I came the lecture had already started.

2 They went to Moscow some days ago.

3. When Ann had finished her homework she turned on TV.

4. When we came to the airport, the plane had already landed.

5. He suddenly understood that he had travelled in the wrong direction.

6. Our teacher speaks many foreign languages.

7. While he was watering the garden it began to rain.

8. He plays tennis.

9. I was going home when we met'.

10. My son plays the piano.

11. They had already translated this text last lesson.

12. You did this exercise last week.

13. We were discussing your plan yesterday at 10 o'clock.

14. It was raining when I went for a walk.

15. When I saw him he was crossing the street.

1) My friend told me about a new film he had seen a week before.                                                 2)How many languages does your cousin speak? My teacher asked me yesterday.                      

3)Sorry, i can^t  understand what you have just told me.                                                                4)Tomorrow our teachers will tell us the marks for the test.                                                          5)She said she had no time for that.                                                                                                     6)My little brother asked  me so many questions yesterday.