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Aunt Martha got angry yesterday morning.. Let’s help Martha start her investigation talking to her gardener, Vincent, and her nephews about the kids’ activities yesterday morning.. Mart

I - THE CASE OF THE BIG HOLE IN THE FLOWERBED

Aunt Martha got angry yesterday morning She was watering the flowers in the garden when she noticed there was a big hole in the flowerbed She said to herself, `My nephews were in the garden between nine and ten o’clock yesterday… I saw them from the dining room window The flowerbed was fine at nine What were the children doing here after nine o’clock? Were they digging holes? I’m going to find out.′

II – Aunt Martha plays the detective

Let’s help Martha start her investigation talking to her gardener, Vincent,

and her nephews about the kids’ activities yesterday morning

Complete the conversation using the Past Continuous (affirmative, negative and

interrogative forms).

Martha: Vincent, what ……… you ……… 1 (do) this morning between

nine and ten o’clock?

Vincent: I ……….2.(take) care of the garden, Mrs

Gloom

Martha: What ……… my niece Sandra ………3(do)? Do you remember?

Vincent: I think she ………4(skip) with her sister

Sammy

Martha: ………they ……….5(play) near that flowerbed over

there?

Vincent: I don’t remember exactly I think they 6(try) to hang up the washing behind that tree Look! The kids are coming in from school Sandra! 7(you and Sammy - play) near that flowerbed or 8(you - skip) near the gate? 9(you - hang up) the washing behind the tree?

Sandra: No, Vincent We 10(not hang up) the washing and we

.11 (not skip) near the gate We 12(sit)

under this tree here I 13.(read) a book and Sammy .14(listen) to music Vincent couldn’t see us He 15(sleep) in the hammock

Vincent: I ……….16(not sleep) in the hammock Charlie ………17(rest) in the hammock

Martha: What about Mike? What ……… he……….18.(do)?

Vincent: He ……….19(climb) that tree

Mike: No, I ………20(climb) that tree I ………

20 (have) a shower by the pool Why are you asking so many questions?

Martha: I want to know who ………21 (dig) that big hole in my flowerbed Yesterday between nine and ten in the morning!

Mike: I saw your dogs near that flowerbed, aunt Martha I think they

……….22.(look) for old bones or something like that

Martha: ……… Angus and Molly ……… 23(dig) a hole in the flowerbed? Mike: Yes, they ………, 24 aunt Martha! And they ……….25.(run) and ………26(bark) all the time!

Martha: Vincent, what WERE you DOING.1 (do) this morning between nine and ten o’clock?

Vincent: I WAS TAKING….2.(take) care of the garden, Mrs Gloom

Martha: What WAS my niece Sandra DOING 3(do)? Do you remember?

Vincent: I think she WAS SKIPPING 4(skip) with her sister Sammy

Martha: WERE they PLAYING 5(play) near that flowerbed over there?

Vincent: I don’t remember exactly I think they WERE TRYING 6(try) to hang up the washing behind that tree Look! The kids are coming in from school

Hello, Sandra! WERE you and Sammy PLAYING 7(play) near that flowerbed or WERE you SKIPPING 8(skip) near the gate? WERE you HANGING 9(hang up) the washing behind the tree?

Sandra: No, Vincent We WEREN’T HANGING 10(not hang up) the washing and we WEREN’T SKIPPING .11 (not skip) near the gate We WERE SITTING…12(sit) under this tree here I WAS READING 13.(read) a book and Sammy WAS

LISTENING 14(listen) to music Vincent couldn’t see us He WAS

SLEEPING15(sleep) in the hammock

Vincent: I WASN’T SLEEPING 16(not sleep) in the hammock Charlie WAS RESTING

17(rest) in the hammock

Martha: What about Mike? What WAS he DOING 18(do)?

Vincent: He WAS CLIMBING 19(climb) that tree

Mike: No, I WASN’T CLIMBING 20(climb) that tree I WAS HAVING 20 (have) a shower

by the pool Why are you asking so many questions?

Martha: I want to know who WAS DIGGING 21 (dig) that big hole in my flowerbed

yesterday between nine and ten in the morning!

Mike: I saw your dogs near that flowerbed, aunt Martha I think they WERE LOOKING 22.(look) for old bones or something like that

Martha: WERE Angus and Molly DIGGING 23(dig) a hole in the flowerbed?

Mike: Yes, they WERE, aunt Martha And they WERE RUNNING 25.(run) and

BARKING26(bark) all the time!