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!​

1
celebrated were . came in was playing were dancing.
2 is playing.
3 like
4 looked out, was raining, were hurrying.
5 What were you doing... I was having supper.
6 came saw was sitting was reading lived
7 Where were you... was , was ringing, answered. was, was reading, didn't hear.
8 What were you doing...was working, was , didn' t see
9 was working
10 was raining
11 where is your sister... is , is doing

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are skating
did you skate were skating... will skate
skates
what are you doing... I am washing..
what were you doing was having dinner
are you having dinner..
where does your brother work? works
was your grandmother sleeping came
what will your brother do
didn't go. will go
where was Kate going , met
enters
entered
when will the secretary come..
were listening
entered , was typing
rang me up

1. Nina ( celebrated) her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there (were) many flow­ers in it. When I ( came) in, somebody (was playing) the piano, two or three pairs (were dancing).
2. Listen! Somebody (is playing) the piano.
3. I ( like) music very much.
4. When I (looked) out of the window, it (was raining) heavily and people (were hurrying) along the streets.
5. What were you ( doing) at seven o'clock yes­terday? - - I (was having) supper.
6. When I ( came) home yesterday, I ( saw) that all my family (were sitting) round the table. Father (was reading) a letter from my uncle who ( lives) in Kiev.
7. Where were you yesterday? — I (was) at home the whole day. — How strange. I ( rang) you up at two o'clock, but nobody ( answered). — Oh, I (was) in the garden. I (was reading) your book and (did not  hear) the telephone.
8. What were you ( doing) at five o'clock yes­terday? — I (was working) in the library. — I (was) there, too, but I (did not see) you.
9. Yesterday I (was working) at my English from five till seven.
10. It (was raining) the whole day yesterday.
11. Where is your sis­ter now? — She (is) in her room. She (is doing) her homework.