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On 13 August, 2011, Gina and Claudio Pace were at home. | They saw a silver plane. | |
- They weren’t at home. They were on their way home. / They drove home. | - They didn’t see a silver plane. They saw a silver flying saucer. |
1. | It was a cloudy night and there was no moon. It wasn't a cloudy night and there was a full moon. It was a clear summer's night. | |
2. | Gina saw something on the road. Gina didn't see something on the road. She saw something in the sky. | |
3. | Gina saw a plane in the sky. Gina didn't see a plane in the sky. She saw a UFO in the sky. | |
4. | It flew very slowly. It didn't fly very slowly. It flew very fast. | |
5. | The UFO broke down. The UFO didn't break down. Their car broke down. | |
6. | Gina and Claudio knew what it was. Gina and Claudio didn't know what it was. | |
7. | They felt hot. They didn't feel hot. They felt cold and dizzy. | |
8. | They drove to the nearest town. They didn't drive to the nearest town. They drove to the nearest village. | |
9. | They called the police station. They didn’t call the police station. They went to the police station. | |
10. | The police believed their story. The police didn't believe their story. | |
11. | Gina and Claudio took a photo of the flying saucer. Gina and Claudio didn't take a photo of the flying saucer. They didn't have their camera with them. |
A story from Italy
On 13 August, 2011, Gina and Claudio Pace were driving home along a quiet country road in southern Italy.present | past | |
see | saw | |
think | thought | |
fly | flew | |
break down | broke down | |
feel | felt | |
drive | drove | |
have | had | |
make | made | |
come | came | |
can | could | |
speak | spoke | |
go | went |