Question

Exercise 23 Review of the Past Progressive Tense Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in past progressive tense. Tim is a firefighter. One Sunday, he (spend) _______ _______ (1) some time at home with his family. He (play) _______ _______ (2) a game with two of his daughters. Tim noticed that his cell phone (ring) _______ _______ (3), and that the fire alarm downtown (blare) ______ ______(4), too. He (not, feel) ______ _______ ______ (5) anxious to go put out a fire, but he went anyway. While Tim (race) _______ _______ (6) to the fire in his red pick-up truck, he heard on his police radio that a trailer (burn) _______ _______(7), and that a small boy (sleep) _______ _______ (8) in one of its bedrooms. His mother could not get him out. At the scene, policemen and firefighters (run) ______ _______ (9) and yelling. Most of the trailer (already, burn) _______ _______ _______ (10) by that time. Tim said he would go in through a bedroom window to get the boy. He (not, think) _______ _______ _______ (11) about his own safety at all. He wore a mask to protect against the smoke. When Tim reached the boy, it appeared that the boy (still, breathe) _______ _______ _______ (12). Tim put his own mask on the boy and handed him out the window to the other firefighters. By the time Tim got out of the window, he (not, breathe) _______ _______ _______ (13) well on his own, and had to go to the hospital. Tim got an award for bravery from the City Council at its next meeting. The members knew he (put) _______ _______ (14) his life at risk when he went into that trailer.

Answer 1

1. was spending

2.was playing

3/was ringing

4.was blaring

5.didn\t feel

6.was racing

7.was burning

8.was sleeping

9.were running

10has already burnt

11.did  not think

12did not breath

13had put

Answer 2

Tim is a firefighter. One Sunday, he was spending some time at home with his family. He was playing a game with two of his daughters. Tim noticed that his cell phone was ringing, and that the fire alarm downtown was blaring, too. He was not feeling anxious to go put out a fire, but he went anyway. While Tim was racing to the fire in his red pick-up truck, he heard on his police radio that a trailer was burning, and that a small boy was sleeping in one of its bedrooms. His mother could not get him out. At the scene, policemen and firefighters were running and yelling. Most of the trailer had already burned by that time. Tim said he would go in through a bedroom window to get the boy. He was not thinking about his own safety at all. He wore a mask to protect against the smoke. When Tim reached the boy, it appeared that the boy was still breathing. Tim put his own mask on the boy and handed him out the window to the other firefighters. By the time Tim got out of the window, he was not breathing well on his own, and had to go to the hospital. Tim got an award for bravery from the City Council at its next meeting. The members knew he had put his life at risk when he went into that trailer.