1) put the verb in brackets in the correct tense. sometimes more that one tense is correct. a lift into trouble. it was the middle of the night and paul (1) (get) worried. the two unsmiling police officers obviously (2) (not believe) his story and one of them (3) (talk) quietly but urgently on the phone. from the look of their faces they (4) (suspect) him of something but paul still had no idea what. all he knew was that at 3.30 in the morning he (5) (walk) home when a police car (6) (come) to a sudden stop right next to him. the two officers jumped out and demanded to know who he (7) (be) and where he (8) (be). ‘paul hughes,’ he replied, ‘and i (9) (be) at the 2020 club downtown. now i (10) (go) home.’ it (11) (rain), paul was tired and wanted to get home quickly, but the police (12) (be) suspicious. ‘where’s home? ’, asked the younger policeman. ‘the stonechurch estate,’ answered paul, aware of the reputation for crime it (13) (acquire) in recent years. ‘so what (14) (you do) round here? ’ said the older one, ‘this isn’t the way from the city centre.’ ‘i know,’ said paul, feeling a bit irritated, ‘but i (15) (give) a lift by a guy at the 2020. he (16) (drop) me off at bank st station about 15 minutes ago. since then i (17) (walk).’ ‘what was his name? ’ ‘no idea.’ ‘what (18) (he look like)? ’ ‘tall, heavily-built, skinhead. kind of tough-looking. he (19) (wear) a blue denim jacket.’ ‘and the car? ’ ‘a convertible bmw; a 5-series. green, i think.’ the policemen (20) (look at) each other for second. ‘that car (21) (find) a few minutes ago. it (22) (leave) behind the station.’ ‘so what’s that got to do with me? ’, said paul, starting to feel uneasy. ‘quite a lot,’ replied the older policeman. a report (23) ) just after 3 a.m. that a green bmw (24) (steal). from outside the 2020. then, a few minutes later a young man (25) (observe) walking away from the vehicle near bank st station. that person (26) (describe) as average height, dark-haired and slim. very much like you, in fact. and since then nobody else (27) (see) anywhere near the car. you’re in trouble, paul, and we (28) (take) you to the police station for further questioning. when we (29) (get) there we (30) (tell) you what we’ve found in that car.
