Complete the dialogues with the past simple form
of the verb. (Past Simple)
accuse • arrest • be • break • escape • find • have
not go • see • steal • take


1 A: Why .......... the police .......... the
suspect?
B: Because they ........ evidence he was
near the bank yesterday.

2 A: What ......... they ........... ?
B: They ......... a diamond ring worth
£100,000 and then they ......... through
the window.

3 A: What time ......... they ......... into
your flat?
B: In the morning, when I ......... at work.
My neighbour ......... them running away.

4 A: What ......... the police .......... the
businessman of?
B: Fraud, I think. But he ............. a good
lawyer, so he ........... to prison in the end.