A story to practice the Past Simple Past Continuous

Every day James Lullaby travels to London. Yesterday he (drive) his car,
when he (see) a dog in the middle of the road.

The dog (watch) the car.

James (stop) and (get) out of his car.

As he (get) out, the dog (run) away.

James (go) back to his car.

While he (get) in the car, the dog (appear) again

and (sit) down in the middle of the road.

James (start) the engine, but the dog (not move).

James (jump) out of the car and (shout) at the dog.

The dog (bark) at him and (start) to run.

James (follow) the dog.

Suddenly, he (see) two girls lying on the grass. They (bleed).

He took them to the hospital immediately.

1) It __________________ just before midnight on October 31st last year.
[ ]were
[ ]was
[ ]are

2) Susan Lee __________________ home after visiting her sister.

[ ]was driven
[ ]was droven
[ ]was driving

3) The road was clear and she __________________ carefully.

[ ]was driving
[ ]drive
[ ]drove

4) Suddenly, out of nowhere,a young man __________________ out in front of her.

[ ]was stepping
[ ]stepping
[ ]stepped

5) He __________________ a dark coloured raincoat and carrying a backpack.

[ ]were wearing
[ ]was wearing
[ ]was woring

6) Susan __________________ hard on the brake pedal but it was too late.
[ ]stepped
[ ]steps
[ ]has stepping

7) She __________________ out of the car but,

[ ]getted
[ ]gots
[ ]got

8) to her surprise, there __________________ nobody there.

[ ]be
[ ]were
[ ]was

9) While she __________________ under the car, she felt a cold wind
[ ]looks
[ ]looked
[ ]was looking

10) on her face and a strange presence that __________________ shivers down her
spine.
[ ]is sending
[ ]sended
[ ]sent
11) She was still looking under her car when a lorry __________________ behind
her.
[ ]was stopping
[ ]stopped
[ ]stopping

12) The lorry driver, a middle-aged man, __________________ up to her and

asked her
[ ]walking
[ ]was walked
[ ]walked

13) if she needed help to start her car so she __________________ him what had
happened.
[ ]telling
[ ]told
[ ]was tolding

14) He __________________ seem surprised when Susan told him about the young
man.
[ ]isn't
[ ]didn't
[ ]wasn't

15) 'In October 1978, there __________________ a car accident on this road and a
hitchhiker was fatally
[ ]are
[ ]is
[ ]was

16) run over. You're not the first to have seen his ghost here', he
__________________ in a mysterious tone.
[ ]was said
[ ]saying
[ ]said

ANSWERS:

1) was
2) was driving
3) was driving
4) stepped
5) was wearing
6) stepped
7) got
8) was
9) was looking
10) sent
11) stopped
12) walked
13) told
14) didn't
15) was
16) said