Complete the story.Put the verbs in brackets into the Past simple or the past...

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.

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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.