Question

Complete the story with the verbs in Past Simple or Past Continuous. There were many gentlements in the Reform club. Among them (to be) Sir Ralph Gautier and Andrew Stuart. When mr.Fogg (come) to the Club, Andrew Stuart (read) а story from the evening newspaper about а robbery at the Bank of England.The robbery (take) place оn 29 September. The thief stole fifty­-five thousand pounds. England's best detective were looking for the thief. The Bank of England (offer) а reward of two thousand pounds to the person who was able to catch the thief.They (know) only one thing for certain: the thief was an elegant gentleman. robbery[ˈrɒb(ə)rɪ] - ограбление thief [θi:f] - вор reward [rɪˈwɔ:d] - вознаграждение

Answer 1

There were many gentlements in the Reform club. Among them were
(to be) Sir Ralph Gautier and Andrew Stuart. When mr.Fogg came
(come) to the Club, Andrew Stuart was reading (read) а story from the evening newspaper about а robbery at the Bank of England.The robbery took (take) place оn 29 September. The thief stole fifty­-five thousand pounds. England's best detective were looking for the thief.
The Bank of England offered (offer) а reward of two thousand pounds to the person who was able to catch the thief.They knew (know) only one thing for certain: the thief was an elegant gentleman.

Answer 2

Certainly! Here's the story with the past simple and past continuous verb forms filled in:

There were many gentlemen in the Reform Club. Among them was Sir Ralph Gautier and Andrew Stuart. When Mr. Fogg came to the Club, Andrew Stuart was reading a story from the evening newspaper about a robbery at the Bank of England. The robbery took place on 29 September. The thief stole fifty-five thousand pounds. England's best detectives were looking for the thief. The Bank of England offered a reward of two thousand pounds to the person who was able to catch the thief. They knew only one thing for certain: the thief was an elegant gentleman.

Answer 3

Я могу помочь вам с вашим заданием. Вот как я бы закончил историю с глаголами в Past Simple или Past Continuous:

There were many gentlemen in the Reform Club. Among them was Sir Ralph Gautier and Andrew Stuart. When Mr. Fogg came to the Club, Andrew Stuart was reading a story from the evening newspaper about a robbery at the Bank of England. The robbery took place on 29 September. The thief stole fifty-five thousand pounds. England's best detectives were looking for the thief. The Bank of England offered a reward of two thousand pounds to the person who was able to catch the thief. They knew only one thing for certain: the thief was an elegant gentleman.

As Mr. Fogg entered the club, he greeted the other gentlemen with a polite nod. He looked calm and composed, as usual. He wore a black coat, a white shirt, and a silk hat. He carried a leather bag with him. He walked to his favourite armchair and sat down. He opened his bag and took out a newspaper and a pocket watch. He checked the time and smiled. He was exactly on time. He started to read the newspaper, ignoring the curious glances of the other gentlemen. They wondered if he knew anything about the robbery. They did not suspect that he was the elegant thief.