Compléter Past simple and continousVersion en ligne Complete the text with present continous par Closer English 1 saw picked watching walking looking buying carrying thought paying ran noticed slowly turned walked dropped had hurried I was a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor's the jewellers , when I actually somebody shoplifting . I'd just finished for my clock and as I round , an elderly woman was putting a silver plate into a bag that she was . Then she over to another part of the shop and up an expensive - looking watch a number of times . When she that nobody was , she it into the bag . Before I a chance to tell the staff in the shop , she that I was her and out . Unfortunately for her , two police officers were past just at that moment and she straight into them .