Read the passage. The underlined verbs are in the simple past and the past continuous.

Good evening and welcome to the Channel 12 6:00 news. In our top story tonight, there was an attempted robbery at the Bartle Bank in Bakerstown at 3:20 this afternoon. The bank was closing for the day when the three robbers burst in. According to eyewitnesses, all three were wearing masks, and two were carrying guns. When they demanded money, a quick-thinking bank teller pushed a silent alarm that signals the local police. The police arrived just as the robbers were making their getaway. The suspects were racing down Barker St. when the police caught up with them and arrested them.

Now write the opposite forms of the underlined verbs. For the simple past, write the past continuous; for the past continuous, write the simple past.

1		It was closing.
2		They were wearing masks.
3		They were carrying guns.
4		They demanded money.
5		The bank teller pushed a silent alarm.
6		The police arrived on time.
7		The robbers were making their getaway.
8		The suspects were racing down the street.
9		The police arrested them.