Question

(//^//) 6 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Then, say which uses of these tenses are shown in each extract. A Charlie Chaplin 1) ...became... (become) one of the best-known personalities in America within two years of his first appearance in motion pictures. He 2) (be) so famous that no studio could afford to pay him, so he 3) (appear) only in films which he / 4) (produce) himself. B It 1) (happen) at ten o'clock last, night. John 2) (sit) in his cosy living room with his wife and children. They 3) (watch) the evening news on TV when suddenly, the lights 4) (go out) and every- thing in the house 5) (become) quiet

Answer 1

2) was

3) appeared

4) produced

1) happened

2) was sitting

3) were watching

4) gone out

50 became

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