4 Complete the report with the Past Simple or Continuous forms of verbs from the box.
argue be (x2) climb go out have
not close play receive relax
very hot
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Last weekend the weather 1
and while most people the police
very busy. People their windows
when they so thieves just
in and
helped themselves. At parties, people
their windows open while they
loud music so there were a lot of complaints
from neighbours. Also, when it's hot, people
have more arguments. The police more
than twenty phone calls to homes where
families 10
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1. A: Who looks after your garden for you? B: It is looked after by my brother. 2. A: That's a beautiful dress. Where did you buy it? B: Actually, it was made for me by my aunt. 3. A: Have you typed that letter yet, Miss Brown? B: It is being typed right now, sir. 4. A: Did you make the coffee when you got to work this morning? B: No, it had been already made by the time I got there. 5. A: Are you going to pick up the children today? B: No, they will be picked up by Roger. I've already arranged it. 6. A: Where is your watch? B: I broke it. It is being repaired at the moment. 7. A: Has the new furniture for my bedroom arrived? B: No, it has not been delivered yet. 8. A: They are building a new sports centre in town. B: I know. It will have been opened by the mayor next month.
1. I saw Jim this morning. He was running for the bus. 2. Keri was angry. She had been waiting for Sarah for two hours. 3. Andy was relieved to hear that he had passed the exam. 4. I was walking home when I saw Paul. 5. Brian learnt how to spell his name at school today. 6. They hadn’t visited their grandparents for a long time. 7. I was watching television when the telephone rang. 8. Jason had been thinking about his new car all day. 9. I bought the dress because I wanted something special to wear to the party. 10. The little boy was crying because he had lost his mother. 11. Graham had been working for the company for twenty years before he retired. 12. Pam opened the present and read the card. 13. Lucy wrote a letter to her sister last night. 14. It had been raining all day and the roads were very wet. 15. Sue was smiling as she was reading Mary’s letter.