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!
1)was
2)visiting
3)was
4)are enjoying
5)start
6)went
7)tried
8)was
9)went
10)were
11)howling
12)haven’t
13)heard
14)were