Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
She 1)...was lying... (lie) in bed when she 2) ..
(hear) a sudden noise. She 3) (open)
her eyes in horror. Someone 4) (open) a
downstairs window; they 5) (try) to get
into her house. She 6) (climb) slowly out
of bed and 7) (creep) to the door. She
(stand) very still and listening carefully
when she 9) (see) a light downstairs.
It 10)
(move) about as if someone
11) (hold) a torch and searching for
something. She 12) (know) that they
13) ...
(look) for her.​

1) was lying (lie) - past continuous is used to describe an ongoing action in the past.
2) heard (hear) - past simple is used to describe a completed action in the past.
3) opened (open) - past simple is used to describe a completed action in the past.
4) opened (open) - past simple is used to describe a completed action in the past.
5) were trying (try) - past continuous is used to describe an ongoing action in the past.
6) climbed (climb) - past simple is used to describe a completed action in the past.
7) crept (creep) - past simple is used to describe a completed action in the past.
8) stood (stand) - past simple is used to describe a completed action in the past.
9) saw (see) - past simple is used to describe a completed action in the past.
10) was moving (move) - past continuous is used to describe an ongoing action in the past.
11) was holding (hold) - past continuous is used to describe an ongoing action in the past.
12) knew (know) - past simple is used to describe a completed action in the past.
13) were looking (look) - past continuous is used to describe an ongoing action in the past.