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Last night Bob’s father 1) ______ (read) a book in the
living room when suddenly he 2) _______ (hear) something
outside the house. He 3) ______ (open) the window and
4) ______ (look) out. It 5) ______ (be) very dark and at
fi rst he 6) _______ (not/can) see anything. But while he
7) ______ (close) the window, he 8) ______ (notice) a man. The
man 9) ______ (try) to climb over the garden wall. When he
10) ______ (see) Bob’s father at the window, he 11) _______
(jump) off the wall and 12) ______ (try) to escape. Bob’s
father 13) ______ (run) after him. There 14) _______ (be) a
few cars at the end of the street. Just as the thief 15) ______
(get) into one of them, Bob’s father 16) _______ (catch) him.

1) was reading

2) heared

3) opened

4) looked

5) was

6) couldn't

7) was closing

8) noticed

9) was trying

10) saw

11) jumped

12) tried

13) ran

14) were

15) was getting

16) caught