Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Continuous verbs. PAST TENSES: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Complete using Simple Past or Past Continuous. Three nights ago, as I ___ (take out) the trash bins, I suddenly ___(hear) a wild noise. This ___ (be) odd because dogs are rare in my apartment block. Immediately, I noticed there ___ (be) a figure with an animal in my neighbor's yard. When I ___(see) him, he swiftly ___(run) for cover. This ___ (be) highly unusual! He ___(wear) a heavy coat and a wool cap. I ___(get) truly frightened. I ___(decide) to look for something in my car trunk, and while I ___(walk) over to it, I ___(meet) my neighbor and we instantly ___(talk) about the man. He ___(tell) me that he also ___(see) him. We ___(call) the police station because the animal ___(start) to bark again. As we ___(look) through the curtains, the man ___(stand) in the middle of the road looking at my house. While the police ___(come), he ___(stand) there. Suddenly, we ___(hear) the faint wail of a siren, but the man and the dog ___(disappear).

Решение:

Давай разберем каждое предложение и выберем правильную форму глагола:

1. Three nights ago, as I was taking out the trash bins, I suddenly heard a wild noise. (Действие 'taking out' было длительным, когда произошло внезапное 'heard').
2. This was odd because dogs are rare in my apartment block. Immediately, I noticed there was a figure with an animal in my neighbor's yard. (Констатация факта в прошлом 'was', настоящее состояние 'are', снова констатация факта 'was').
3. When I saw him, he swiftly ran for cover. This was highly unusual! He was wearing a heavy coat and a wool cap. I got truly frightened. (Внезапное действие 'saw', последующее действие 'ran', описание состояния 'was', описание одежды 'was wearing', реакция 'got').
4. I decided to look for something in my car trunk, and while I was walking over to it, I met my neighbor and we instantly talked about the man. He told me that he also saw him. (Решение 'decided', длительное действие 'was walking', когда произошло 'met', потом 'talked', 'told', 'saw').
5. We called the police station because the animal started to bark again. As we looked through the curtains, the man was standing in the middle of the road looking at my house. (Действие 'called', начало действия 'started', описание ситуации 'looked', длительное действие 'was standing').
6. While the police were coming, he was standing there. Suddenly, we heard the faint wail of a siren, but the man and the dog disappeared. (Два длительных действия 'were coming', 'was standing', внезапное действие 'heard', последующее действие 'disappeared').

Ответ: was taking out, heard, was, are, was, saw, ran, was, was wearing, got, decided, was walking, met, talked, told, saw, called, started, looked, was standing, were coming, was standing, heard, disappeared.