Past simple or continuous put the verb in brackets past simple or the past continuous. 1. last week. i decided (decide) to invite some friends over for dinner. i (buy) lots of delicious food, including some parma ham. at about 6: 00 i (cook) in the kitchen. the sun (shine) and it (be) a beautiful evening , so i (open) the back door. then the telephone (ring). i (go) to answer it and when i (come) back the ham (not be) on the table. i (look) out of the window. a cat (sit) on my garden wall and it ) my ham. what (can) i do? i ) a pan with water and (go) quietly outside. the cat (not look) in my direction, and it (enjoy) the ham so much that it (not hear) me. i (walk) slowly up to it - i (want) to empty the water over its head. a bit cruel, i know, but the ham (be) very expensive! but at the last moment the cat (hear) me, (jump) over the wall, and (escape).

1. Last week. I decided (decide) to invite some friends over for dinner. I (bought) lots of delicious food, including some Parma ham. At about 6:00 I (was cooking) in the kitchen. The sun (was shining) and it (was) a beautiful evening , so I (opened) the back door. Then the telephone (rang). I (went) to answer it and when I (came) back the ham (was not ) on the table. I (looked) out of the window. A cat (was sitting) on my garden wall and it (was eating) my ham. What (could) I do? I (filled) a pan with water and (went) quietly outside. The cat (was not looking) in my direction, and it (was enjoying) the ham so much That it (did not hear) me. I (walked) slowly up to it - I (wanted) to empty the water over its head. A bit cruel, I know, but the ham (was) very expensive! But at the last moment the cat (heard) me, (jumped) over the wall, and (escaped).