Get, Say, Give, Have, De, Not Have

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Complete the story using the verbs in past simple.

Use each verb only once: read, run, put, go, hide,
get, say, give, have, de, not have.

A bank robber got into a bank in Sacramento, California. He gave the cashier a note on the back of
an envelope. The note said “give me $100.000.” The casher read the note. The bank put $10.000 in a
bag. The robber then hid the bag under his coat and ran out of the bank. When he was at home two
hours later, there were two policemen in a car outside his home. Brilliant detective work? The
envelope didn`t have his name and address on the other side!

Two people (die) died in a fire in Hill St., Oldport yesterday morning. They (be) were Herbert and
Molly Pynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire (start) started at 3:20 am. A neighbor, Mr. Aziz,
(see) saw the flames and (call) called the fire department. He also (try) tried to get into the house
and rescue the neighbors, but the heat (be) was too great. The fire department (arrive) arrived in
five minutes. Twenty firefighters (bring) brought it under control. Two firefighters (enter) entered the
burning buildings but (find) found the couple death.

On Tuesday last week Mrs. Hilary Fox lost her purse while on a shopping trip. When she got home
the telephone rang the man at the other end said he got the manager of a local supermarket and he
V her purse. She immediately went to the supermarket. But the manager didn`t know anything about
her purse. But half an hour later she understood the reason. The same thief who took her purse
made the phone call. Then, while she was at the supermarket, he had the opportunity to steal
everything in her apartment as well as her purse.

The mother of a teenager is complaining about her son. Complete what she says.

- He loses a lot of things. Last week he lost his watch and jacket.

- He does very little homework. Last night he did not do any.

- He sleeps most of the day. Last Sunday morning he got up at three in the afternoon.

He spends all his money on clothes. He spent three thousand dollars in a month.

He goes out a lot. Every weekend he goes to party.

He always comes home late. I did not give you permission until that hour

He lives his room in a terrible mess. Has never organized it

- He eats a lot. . He has eaten every hour


Some of the lines are correct and some are not. Put a tick if is correct or underline the mistake and
correct it.

Carl was in Brixton Prison, London. He works in the prison kitchen. _____correct_

One morning he saw a chance to escape. A truck full of potatoes comes into he saw a truck full of
potatoes come into the prison

the prison yard. He took half the sacks of potatoes into the kitchen. The he took half the sacks of
potatoes into the kitchen of the prison yard

driver tells him to leave the rest in the truck. Harris then hid among the ______correct_

sacks of potatoes which were still in the truck. The truck then left the prison. _______________

After half hour the truck stopped and the driver gets out. Harris now _______________

thinks it was safe to come out. He couldn’t believe it. He wasn’t free, _______________

he was in another prison yard! The other sacks of potatoes were for the __correct_______

prisoners in Wandsworth Prison, London!

correct

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