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Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

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Write either the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

It (be) 6.15. In the Adelphi Theatre the actors (arrive) for the evening performance. It (rain) outside. Jack Long, the caretaker, (sweep) the corridor when he (hear) a loud voice. He (look) around. On the stage a young woman (stand) in the darkness, speaking loudly. When she (notice) the caretaker, she (stop) and (run) off the stage. The girl (say), `I'm sorry. I (pass) the theatre and the door (be) open. I've never been on a stage before and I really (want) to try it. I just want to be an actress!´.