Middle of the night?
» put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous to complete the text.
i(1)
(open) the kitchen door and alan and liz (2).
(come) in.
they (3)
_ (sit) down, and i (4)
_(make) them both a cup of coffee.
this is what liz (5).
(tell) me: 'we (6)
- (sleep) in our bedroom
when we (7)
(hear) a loud noise coming from your kitchen. so alan and i
(8).
(decide) to investigate. we (9)
_(come) down to your garden,
but couldn't see any lights on. people (10)_
(talk) in the kitchen, though! so, we
(11).
(think) that we should call the police. just then, you (12).
(turn)
the light on in the kitchen, and we (13)
(see) that everything (14)
(be)
all right. so, we (15).
(stand) in the garden wondering whether to say hello to you
or not, when you (16)
- (open) the kitchen window and (17)
_(say)
hello to us! that (18).
(explain) almost everything. but i never (19).
out why the tv came on in the middle of the night!
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(find)