Our flight was delayed for eight hours.. She was about halfway home when she_________ hear footsteps behind her.. She started to run.. FILL IN WITH PAST PERPECT / PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Trang 1I remember when I _(go) on Holiday abroad for the first time I _(just/leave) school I (study) very hard for my final exams and I _(feel) that I needed a Holiday A fiend of mine _(want) to come as well so we (look) at some brochures from the travel agent’s We _(read) for about an hour when my friend _(find) the perfect Holiday- two weeks in Hawaii We (be) very excited about it
Finally the day of our holiday (arrive).We (just/leave) the house when the phone (ring) I (run) back into the house, but the phone _(stop) by the time I _(reach) it When we (arrive) at the airport we (go) into the cafeteria The airline _(just/make) an announcement Our flight was delayed for eight hours We (get up) very early and rushed to the airport, all for nothing
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Sally Porter (walk) home late
one night She (be) to a dinner party
at her friend’s house The city streets _(be)
empty and it _(rain) slightly
She (look forward)
to getting safely home to bed because at dinner her
friends _(talk) about a
dangerous murderer who (escape) from
prison the week before Her friend Mark _(offer)
to walk home with her but, as she _(live)
only a mile away, she (tell) him that she would
be OK She was about halfway home when she _ (hear)
footsteps behind her She (stop)
and _(turn) round, but she couldn’t see anyone and
the footsteps (stop) as well When she continued on
her way the footsteps _(start) again
She (begin) to feel afraid She started to run
The footsteps _(get) closer
Suddenly she _(feel) a hand on her shoulder and
she _(scream) in terror “Sally! Sally! it’s me,
Mark” He tried to explain that he _(be)
worried about her and _(decide) to follow
her home But Sally _(can/not) hear a word
because she (already/faint)
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When I entered the house something smelt awful
Someone _(cook) and _(burn) the meal I (visit) the house once before and _(meet) the family but I didn’t know what _(happen) since then The house was a mess
The children (play) in the living room and _(leave) the toys all over the floor Someone _(leave) the windows open It _(rain) for hours and the curtains (get) wet and dirty I asked the children where their parents were They said their mother _(be) in hospital for the past two weeks and that their
father _(look alter) them since then Obviously he _(do) his best, but he couldn’t do any better since he worked all morning and had to leave them alone most of the day
I had to do something to help them
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