Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
Last summer, my brother and I 1) were (be) home alone, as our parents 2) (visit) our aunt. It 3) (rain) very heavily and we 4) (enjoy) a quiet night at home.
Suddenly, the lights 5) (start) flickering and after a few minutes, they 6) (go) out. I 7) (try) calling our dad but as his phone 8) (ring), the line 9) (go) dead. Lewis and I were worried. We 10) (be) alone in the dark, the wind 11) (howl) outside and we 12) (not/have) any way to communicate with our parents. At that moment, we 13) (hear) Mum’s voice calling us. We 14) (be) safe!
