This is the story of a family that
is hiding in their basement (underground area) in the
middle of a terrible wind storm.
Use the verb in parentheses to add the correct verb form
(present tense, present progressive,
or simple past tense).
We _are
sitting_ here in the basement. It _is____
noon and we _came______
down here at
(1-sit)
(2-be)
(3-come)
4:30 this morning. This _is______
the storm season in this part of the United States.
(4-be)
Tornados __are_____
big, dangerous windstorms that _destroy___
houses and people's
(5-be)
(6-destroy)
lives. We usually __get_____
one or two storms each summer here and we are
(7-get)
_are
experiencing__ a tornado right now. Tornados _look_________
like huge funnels
(8-experience)
(9-look)
and _occur_______
mostly over land in the American Midwest.
(10-occur)
My family and I _are
listening_ to a battery-operated radio. We _have____
the volume
(11-listen)
(12-have)
very high because the storm _is
blowing___ so hard. My daughter _is
crying___ because
(13-blow)
(14-cry)
she _thinks___
we are going to be hurt. I _told____
her that we _are (were)_
safe here
(15-think)
(16-tell)
(17-be)
in the basement, but she still _feels____
frightened. My wife _is holding_
her in
(18-feel)
(19-hold)
her arms. Our little dog _is
hiding_ under a table in the corner. I_am
thinking_ about our
(20-hide)
(21-think)
cat. She only _weighs_
two pounds and I _think (am thinking)
she might be hurt or killed
(22-weigh)
(23-think)
in the storm. She (probably) _is
probably hiding_ in a bush or something. Now the man on
(24-hide)
the radio _is
saying_ that the tornado has passed and we _are
(will be)_ safe. We _are
hoping_
(25-say)
(26-be)
(27-hope)
it is safe to go out now. We _know__
that there will be some damage, but we _are
hoping_
(28-know)
(29-hope)
it is not too bad.
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(c) David Tillyer 1998