Crime vocab
Past simple & continuous
City vocab
Past tenses
Vocab
100

A ___________ stole 100 bottles of Coke from that shop last night

Shoplifter

100

While Peter ____________ (watch) TV, his mother arrived.

was watching

100

I would like to have a better p....................... system in our city so there aren't as many cars on the road.

public transit

100

She _____________ (phone) her best friend and ________ (go) to bed.

phoned/ went

100

She was looking at ____________ in the mirror.

herself

200

Mr Smith is in prison because he ____________ a bank when he was young.

robbed

200

Susan ___________ (fall) off his bike when she was riding to school

fell

200

There are too many t......................, so it takes me hours to drive to work.

traffic jams

200

While they ____________ (wait) for the bus, they ___________ (see) an accident.

were waiting / saw

200

They are very good friends and admire ___________.

each other

300

____________ is a serious problem in our town. People break the windows of stores and destroy cars.

Vandalism

300

They _____________ (break) a window while they ___________  (play) football in the garden.

broke/  were playing

300

There should be less ........ left on the streets. It’s unhygienic!

rubbish

300

When I arrived, everybody ________ (dance) and _________ (enjoy) themselves.

was dancing/ enjoying

300

They always buy ____________ a present for their birthdays.

each other

400

At the airport, you must beware of ____________ because they may steal your wallet or mobile phone.

pickpockets

400

As he _________ (work) so hard, his father ____________ (decide) to buy him a present.

was working/  decided

400

I live in a big city with too much ............ from factories and cars.

pollution

400

When I arrived, there was nobody.  Everybody ___________ (go) back home.

had gone

400

He had made the cake, ______________.

himself

500

A ____________ broke into our house last week and ____________ our smart TV.

burglar / stole

500

While John _________ (fly) to New York, his brother __________ (sail) to Europe to see John.

was flying/ was sailing

500

There are too many people where I live! I don’t like ............... Also, they could build more ................ so people can enjoy a natural environment.

crowds / green spaces

500

When I ____________ (get) up, the sun ___________ (shine).  There was nobody at home. All my family ___________ (already go) to work.

got / was shining/ had already gone

500

You were all enjoying _______________ at the party, weren't you?

yourselves