SURVIVAL ENGLISH

IMPERFEKTI -the simple past



1. Basic - Fill in the missing verb forms.



  1. The rain ______________________________ (lakkasi) at midnight, and the moon ___________________________________ (tuli) out.

  2. We ______________________________________ (makoilimme) on the verandah, looking at the night skies.

  3. I __________________________________________ (en kuullut) any other sounds except the waves crashing on the shore.

  4. Suddenly an owl ___________________________________________ (huusi) in the woods.

  5. Jake _________________________ (näki) it briefly and ___________________________ (tunnisti) it right away: a tawny owl.

  6. Then it __________________________ (lensi) away, and all __________________ (oli) quiet again.

  7. I _____________________ (otin) out my binoculars and ______________________ (katsoin) at the moon.

  8. Its craters ________________________ (olivat) clearly visible.

  9. Even the stars _____________________________________ (loistivat) more brightly that night.

  10. We _____________________________________________ (olimme juuri menossa) to sleep when something strange ____________________________________ (tapahtui).

  11. A horse with a saddle but no rider _______________________________________ (ilmestyi) from the woods.

  12. What ___________________________________________________________ (se teki) out there in the middle of the night?

  13. I _________________________________________ (ajattelin) of calling the police but Jake _____________________________________________ (ei pitänyt) it necessary.

  14. He ___________________________ (sitoi) the horse to a post, and we _____________ (annoimme) it some water.

  15. While it ____________________ (joi), we ___________________________ (sovimme) that we’d sort out the situation in the morning.