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  • Past Continuous Tense: Questioning A Suspect (Review)

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Questioning A Suspect

(1) Detective: Listen
What were you doing last night?
(2) Suspect: Listen
I was watching a basketball game on TV at home.
(3) Detective: Listen
You were watching TV at home when someone broke into Mrs. Tanner's house. Is that [vocab word=correct]correct[/vocab]?

"Broke into" is a phrasal verb. It means to break the door or window and get into someone's house.

(4) Suspect: Listen
Yes.
(5) Detective: Listen
That's strange. We found your [vocab word=glove]glove[/vocab] near her home. But, you've never been to her house. Is that correct?
(6) Suspect: Listen
Well, I was jogging near her house when I lost my glove.
(7) Detective: Listen
You were jogging with your gloves on?
(8) Suspect: Listen
It was a cold night.
(9) Detective: Listen
Did you hear anything when you were jogging?
(10) Suspect: Listen
No, I didn't hear anything.
(11) Detective: Listen
Interesting. She and the [vocab word=burglar]burglar[/vocab] were fighting when the [vocab word=gun]gun[/vocab] [vocab word=go off]went off[/vocab]. Her neighbors heard the [vocab word=gunshot]gunshot[/vocab] and called us.

"Went off" is a phrasal verb. It means someone fired a gun.

(12) Suspect: Listen
I was listening to my music when the gun went off, I suppose.
(13) Detective: Listen
Your music must have been so loud.
(14) Suspect: Listen
Yeah.
(15) Detective: Listen
There were many police cars at the scene. Their [vocab word=siren]siren[/vocab] was loud, too. Did you see any of them?
(16) Suspect: Listen
Yeah, I saw a couple of them.
(17) Detective: Listen
And, they were [vocab word=head]heading[/vocab] to Mrs. Tanner's house.
(18) Suspect: Listen
I guess.
(19) Detective: Listen
Weren't you [vocab word=curious]curious[/vocab] about them? I mean, there aren't many houses in the neighborhood. Didn't you think, "Oh, what if something bad happened to Mrs. Tanner?" She was your high school music teacher, correct?
(20) Suspect: Listen
Well, I didn't do anything. I told you. I was watching a baseball game at home. Then, I went jogging.
(21) Detective: Listen
I see. Now, I know you are a [vocab word=liar]liar[/vocab]. Just two minutes ago, you told me you were watching a basketball game on TV, not a baseball game!
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Questioning A Suspect

(1) Detective: Listen
What were you doing last night?
(2) Suspect: Listen
I was watching a basketball game on TV at home.
(3) Detective: Listen
You were watching TV at home when someone broke into Mrs. Tanner's house. Is that [vocab word=correct]correct[/vocab]?

"Broke into" is a phrasal verb. It means to break the door or window and get into someone's house.

(4) Suspect: Listen
Yes.
(5) Detective: Listen
That's strange. We found your [vocab word=glove]glove[/vocab] near her home. But, you've never been to her house. Is that correct?
(6) Suspect: Listen
Well, I was jogging near her house when I lost my glove.
(7) Detective: Listen
You were jogging with your gloves on?
(8) Suspect: Listen
It was a cold night.
(9) Detective: Listen
Did you hear anything when you were jogging?
(10) Suspect: Listen
No, I didn't hear anything.
(11) Detective: Listen
Interesting. She and the [vocab word=burglar]burglar[/vocab] were fighting when the [vocab word=gun]gun[/vocab] [vocab word=go off]went off[/vocab]. Her neighbors heard the [vocab word=gunshot]gunshot[/vocab] and called us.

"Went off" is a phrasal verb. It means someone fired a gun.

(12) Suspect: Listen
I was listening to my music when the gun went off, I suppose.
(13) Detective: Listen
Your music must have been so loud.
(14) Suspect: Listen
Yeah.
(15) Detective: Listen
There were many police cars at the scene. Their [vocab word=siren]siren[/vocab] was loud, too. Did you see any of them?
(16) Suspect: Listen
Yeah, I saw a couple of them.
(17) Detective: Listen
And, they were [vocab word=head]heading[/vocab] to Mrs. Tanner's house.
(18) Suspect: Listen
I guess.
(19) Detective: Listen
Weren't you [vocab word=curious]curious[/vocab] about them? I mean, there aren't many houses in the neighborhood. Didn't you think, "Oh, what if something bad happened to Mrs. Tanner?" She was your high school music teacher, correct?
(20) Suspect: Listen
Well, I didn't do anything. I told you. I was watching a baseball game at home. Then, I went jogging.
(21) Detective: Listen
I see. Now, I know you are a [vocab word=liar]liar[/vocab]. Just two minutes ago, you told me you were watching a basketball game on TV, not a baseball game!
  • RECORDING
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  • Your answer: A Suggestion