From Present to Past
The meeting starts at 10:30.
The meeting started at 10:30.
They ______ (walk) home. AFFIRMATIVE
They were walking home.
He _________ (drink) some juice and then he _______ (eat) a few chips.
He drank some juice and then he ate a few chips.
a person who steals from shops
shoplifter
The police are questioning a s_ _ _ _ _ _ about the robbery.
(someone who may have committed a crime )
The police are questioning a suspect about the robbery.
The game isn’t on Sunday.
The game wasn’t on Sunday.
I _______ (talk) to Alan. NEGATIVE
I wasn't talking to Alan.
It _____ (is) a beautiful morning.
It was a beautiful morning.
to take (another person’s property) without permission or legal right
steal
He was holding the bag of stolen money and that's all the p_ _ _ _ I need.
(legal evidence )
He was holding the bag of stolen money and that's all the proof I need.
She doesn’t pass her exams.
She didn't pass her exams.
______ you ______ (play) golf? (QUESTION)
Were you playing golf?
I __________ (have) dinner when I __________ (hear) a loud bang.
I was having dinner when I heard a loud bang.
to break into someone's house and steal from it
burglary
She a_ _ _ _ _ _ him of stealing from her.
(to say that you think someone has done something bad)
She accused him of stealing from her.
When does the bus leave?
When did the bus leave?
Where ____ he ______ (live)?
Where was he living?
I _________ (fall) asleep while we _________(watch) TV last night.
I fell asleep while we were watching TV last night.
the act of illegally copying a computer program, music, a film, etc. and selling it
piracy
The detective l_ _ _ _ _ i_ _ _ the vandalism.
(investigate)
The detective looked into the vandalism.
I don't want to go to the gym.
I didn't want to go to the gym.
Who ________ (make) that noise?
Who was making that noise?
Nobody _______ (listen) while the teacher ______(explain) the tenses.
Nobody was listening while the teacher was explaining the tenses.
a person who attacks people in order to steal their money
mugger
I often lose my keys but they usually t_ _ _ u_ in the kitchen.
(to appear )
I often lose my keys but they usually turn up somewhere in the kitchen.