4) Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs
in brackets. Use the past simple, past perfect or past
continuous.
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The burglar
(open) the safe when he
(hear) footsteps. By the time two men
(enter) the room, the thief 4
(hide) under the bed. While they 5
(open)
the safe, he 6
(lie) on the floor. Suddenly, they
all heard some voices, which?
(come) from
the back of the house. It was the police! The two men were
in a hurry, but they managed to open the safe and remove
the contents. When the detective 8
(get) into
the room, he couldn't see anybody. While he 9
,
(look) for clues, he 10
(find) the burglar under
the bed. Of course, the detective 11
(not want)
to listen to the burglar, who claimed that somebody else
(take) the money, and took the poor guy
straight to the police station.
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