22 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous
Tense and read the joke.
It ... (to be) Jimmy's birthday and he (to get) a lot of nice
presents from his family. One of the presents (to be) a beauti
ful drum. Of course, Jimmy (to like) his drum very much. He
... (to play) with it all days long and (to make) much noise,
but his mother (not to mind). His father ... (to work) during
the whole day and he (not to hear) that horrible noise. But
one of the neighbours (not to like) it. So one morning a few
days later he ... (to take) a sharp knife and (to go) to Jimmy's
house while Jimmy (to hit) his drum. Do you know, Jimmy,
there's something very nice inside your drum. Here's a knife.
Let's open and find it.