Question

Complete the story.Put the verbs in brackets into the Past simple or the past continious.
One wet afternoon in September,Will Makintosh,____(sit) in his room. He ___(study) for a test.His parents ___(be) at work and his sister,Becky,___(be) at school. He __(be) hungry,but it ____(rain) heavily,so he ____(not want) to go to the shops.He ____(decide) to cook some chips. He____(put) some oil in a saucepan on the cooker and___(light) the gas.Then the telephone ____(ring),so Will ___(go) to answer it. While he____(talk) on the phone, the oil suddenly ____(catch) fair. When Will _____(smell) the smoke ,he ___(run) back to the kitchen.But as he ____(go) into the kitchen he (trip) on the leg of a chair and____(hit) his head on a cupboard.

Answer 1

One wet afternoon in September, Will Makintosh,____(was sitting) in his room. He ___(was studying) for a test. His parents ___(were) at work and his sister, Becky,___(was) at school. He __(was) hungry, but it ____(was raining) heavily, so he ____(did not want) to go to the shops. He ____(decided) to cook some chips. He____(put) some oil in a saucepan on the cooker and___(lit) the gas. Then the telephone ____(rang), so Will ___(went) to answer it. While he____(was talking) on the phone, the oil suddenly ____(caught) fair. When Will _____(smelt) the smoke , he ___(ran) back to the kitchen. But as he ____(was going) into the kitchen he (tripped) on the leg of a chair and____(hit) his head on a cupboard.