Activity 2: Change the verbs in brackets to the past tense: simple, continuous, or perfect

The Unlucky Burglar

One evening Paul (watch) ____________ the television and (eat)____________ his supper when the door suddenly (open) ____________ and a burglar (come) ____________ in. He (wear) ____________ a mask and (carry) ____________ a sack. Before doing anything else, he (tie) ____________ Paul to the chair. Then he went upstairs to look for money. Although he (not find) ____________ any money, he (find) ____________ a lot of jewelry, which he (put) ____________ into his sack. In his rush to get downstairs, he (not see) ____________ the dog that (lie) ____________ at the bottom of the stairs, and he (fall) ____________ over it, losing his glasses. ____________ the burglar (look for) ____________ them, Paul (try) ____________ to free himself. Finally, Paul (manage) ____________ to escape and he (phone) ____________ the police. When the burglar (find) ____________ his glasses, he (run) ____________ out of the house. However, unfortunately for him, the police (wait) ____________ for him at the end of the garden.