TENSES

Read and fill in the gaps using Present (Simple&Cont) and Past (Simple&Cont)

Peter _________________ (love) reading detective novels. Now, he

_________________ (read) one story about a private investigator, Detective

Jane Montrose. This woman _________________ (be) 35 years old. She lives

in Paris but she _________________ (not like) life there. Every day, she wakes

up very early because she _________________ (have) a lot of work and she

really _________________ (like) helping people. Detective Montrose usually

_________________ (work) in an office in the city centre, but at this moment she

_________________ (not be) there; she _________________ (ask) a suspect

some questions about a robbery, together with Police Inspector Fry. They _________________ (try) to find out some

more information about this man.

What happened was that Detective Montrose and Police Inspector Fry _________________ (see) a strange man

yesterday, while they _________________ (have) lunch at a train station. This man _________________ (not buy)

any food or drink - he _________________ just _________________ (stand) there. Jane suspected there was

something wrong with him … And she _________________ (be) right!! Suddenly, the man _________________

(take) a bag from under a table and _________________ (leave) quickly. Jane _________________ (not have) time

to think so she _________________ (start) running but, unfortunately, she _________________ (not can) get him.

So she __________________________ (decide) to call the police and they finally

_____________________________ (arrest) him!

“What ___________________________________(you/do) yesterday at the station?”, the officers asked. The man

___________________(look) at them but said nothing. “Why _________________________________(you/take)

the bag? What ______________________(be) in there?” But it was no use…he refused to speak.

Detective Montrose _________________ always _________________ (not enjoy) this part of her job

because criminals often _________________ (tell) lies and they _________________ (not confess) to their

crimes, but she ______________________(have) some strategies to make them talk.