Question

CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE FOR EACH VERB.

Dyson entered the office quietly and (a) was shutting/shut the door. First, he (B) was pulling/pulled the blind. Next, he (c) was switching/switched on his torch. Then he (D) was taking/took some papers out of the desk. While he (e) was reading/read them, he (f) was hearing/heard a car door outside the building.
The police? No, no yet. Kelly-it must be Kelly!
Quickly, Dyson (G) was switching/switched of his torch and (H) was listening/listened.
What (i) was happening/happened ?Kelly (j) was looking/looked in other rooms.
She (k) was walking/walked along the corridor. Dyson was ready. He (L) was standing/stood behind the door with his gun in his hand when Kelly (M) was coming/came into the room.
And then...

Answer 1

Respuesta:

a) shut

b) was pulling

c) switched

d) took

e) was reading

f) heard

g) switched

h) listened

I) was happening

j) was looking

k) walked

l) stood

M) came

Explicación:

Hay verbos con los que rara vez se utilizará el was+gerund. En base a eso te respondí, además de leer bien el contexto de cada oración.