Mr. Indifferent (past simple)

Question 1

The tall man [blank_start]was[blank_end] (be) at the traffic lights. A woman [blank_start]caught[blank_end] (catch) his arm and they [blank_start]started[blank_end] (start) crossing the road together. The tall man [blank_start]took[blank_end] (take) his hand out of his pocket and [blank_start]stopped[blank_end] (stop) a truck. The woman [blank_start]smiled[blank_end] (smile) at him.

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was

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caught

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started

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took

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stopped

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smiled

Question 2

A man [blank_start]took[blank_end] (take) a box from a trolley and [blank_start]put[blank_end] (put) it in the boot of his car. The trolley [blank_start]started[blank_end] (start) rolling down the street. The tall man [blank_start]looked[blank_end] (look) at the trolley and [blank_start]kept[blank_end] (keep) his hands in his pockets. The other man [blank_start]ran[blank_end] (run) after the trolley.

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took

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put

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started

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looked

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kept

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ran

Question 3

In the evening, the tall man [blank_start]sat[blank_end] (sit) on his sofa, [blank_start]looked[blank_end] (look) at his hand and [blank_start]smiled[blank_end] (smile). The next morning he [blank_start]held[blank_end] (hold) the lift door for the woman. Then, he [blank_start]caught[blank_end] (catch) the girl’s balloon and [blank_start]gave[blank_end] (give) it to her.

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sat

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looked

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smiled

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held

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caught

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gave

Question 4

A tall man [blank_start]was[blank_end] (be) in a lift. A woman [blank_start]wanted[blank_end] (want) to get into the lift too, so she [blank_start]ran[blank_end] (run). But the tall man [blank_start]didn’t hold[blank_end] (not hold) the door for her and it [blank_start]closed[blank_end] (close).

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was

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wanted

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ran

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closed

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didn’t hold

Question 5

A woman in the street [blank_start]wanted[blank_end] (want) to give the tall man a leaflet, but he [blank_start]pretended[blank_end] (pretend) he [blank_start]didn’t see[blank_end] (not see) her. He simply [blank_start]ignored[blank_end] (ignore) her and [blank_start]walked[blank_end] (walk) away

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wanted

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pretended

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didn’t see

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ignored

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walked

Question 6

After that, he [blank_start]signed[blank_end] (sign) up to volunteer, he [blank_start]picked[blank_end] (pick) up rubbish from the beach, and [blank_start]spent[blank_end] (spend) time with children and the elderly. One day, he [blank_start]saw[blank_end] (see) a man with his hands in his pockets at the traffic lights. He [blank_start]pretended[blank_end] (pretend) to be blind and [blank_start]grabbed[blank_end] (grab) his arm.

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signed

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picked

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spent

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saw

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pretended

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grabbed

Question 7

A girl [blank_start]had[blank_end] (have) a balloon. She [blank_start]sneezed[blank_end] (sneeze) and [blank_start]let[blank_end] (let) go of the balloon. The tall man [blank_start]saw[blank_end] (see) the balloon, but he [blank_start]didn’t catch[blank_end] (not catch) it and [blank_start]walked[blank_end] (walk) away

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had

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sneezed

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let

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saw

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didn’t catch

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walked

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