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Choose the best verbs to finish this slightly spooky (and hungry) campfire story.
We _________________________ marshmallows when we suddenly _________________________ a loud branch snap in the woods. While my brother ____________________________ the noise, a sneaky raccoon ran out of the bushes and stole our hot dogs!
Answers and Explanations:
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We were roasting marshmallows...
This sets the scene. It was an ongoing activity, so we use the past progressive. "We" takes the plural auxiliary verb "were."
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...when we suddenly heard...
The past simple is used for the sudden interruption. Additionally, "hear" is a verb of perception and is rarely used in the progressive form.
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While my brother was investigating the noise...
The word "while" usually introduces a longer, continuous action in the past progressive. This ongoing investigation was interrupted by the raccoon running out!