Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. She 1) ...(lie) in bed when she 2) ...(hear) a sudden noise. She 3) ...(open) her eyes in horror. Someone 4) ...(open) a downstairs window, they 5) ...(try) to get into her house. She 6) ...(climb) slowly out of bed and 7) ...(creep) to the door. She 8) ...(stand) very still and listening carefully when she 9) ...(move) about as if someone It 10) ...(see) a light downstairs. 11) ...(hold) a torch and searching for something. She 12) ...(know) that they 13) ...(look) for her.

Here are the answers with the verbs in the past simple or past continuous:

1. She was lying (lie) in bed when she
2. heard (hear) a sudden noise. She
3. opened (open) her eyes in horror. Someone
4. opened (open) a downstairs window, they
5. were trying (try) to get into her house. She
6. climbed (climb) slowly out of bed and
7. crept (creep) to the door. She
8. stood (stand) very still and listening carefully when she
9. was moving (move) about as if someone
10. saw (see) a light downstairs.
11. was holding (hold) a torch and searching for something. She
12. knew (know) that they
13. were looking (look) for her.