The Alien (mit Lösung)

(English tenses, active only)
Simple Past
Thomas laughed at the joke.
Past Progressive
Thomas was laughing at the joke.
Simple Present
Thomas laughs at good jokes.
Present Perfect
We have laughed a lot so far.

The Alien
It _______ (be) a warm Saturday evening in June. Peter Porter ______________ (watch) an episode of his favourite detective show "Starsky and Hutch" [which _________ (happen) to be rather old] when he suddenly __________ a noise from outside.
He _________ (look) out of the window and ______ (see) his dog, Merkle. She ______________ (bark) all the time. Porter's heart almost __________ (stop) beating. The creature his brave dog ___________________ (bark) at ________ (be) an Alien from another world. Or at least so it _____________ (seem). Suddenly Porter ___________ (hear) a harsh female voice shouting „Schroeder! Where ________ (be) you? _________ (come) here!“ Schroeder _______ (be) the name of his neigbour's dog. „That _______ (be) quite a funny name for a dog.“ Peter ________ (think). Then he ________ (go): „Wait a minute. That Alien. ______ (be) it Schroeder? Yes. Some guy ________ (put) him an Alien mask on. "Just a minute, old boy. I'll set you free.“ From somewhere he _________ (hear) the neigbour's son laughing. That boy _______ (be) well-known for his practical jokes.

Solution
 
The Alien
It was a warm Saturday evening in June. Peter Porter was watching an episode of his favourite detective show show "Starsky and Hutch" (which happens to be rather old) when he suddenly heard a noise from outside.
He looked out of the window and saw his dog, Merkle. She was barking all the time. Porter's heart almost stopped beating. The creature his brave dog was barking at was an Alien from another world. Or at least so it seemed. Suddenly Porter heard a harsh female voice shouting „Schroeder! Where are you? Come here!“ Schroeder was the name of his neigbour's dog. „That is quite a funny name for a dog.“ Peter thought. Then he went: „Wait a minute. That Alien. Is it Schroeder? Yes. Some guy has put him Alien mask on. Just a minute, old boy. I'll set you free.“ From somewhere he heard the neigbour's son laughing. That boy was well-known for his practical jokes.



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