Past Progressive or Simple Past? The Mystery

Write your name here. Read the story and complete it with the correct form of the missing verb. The MysteryThe whole thing is a mystery. While Mr. Jones was sleeping (sleep) in his bed two weeks ago, he heard (hear) strange noises from the apartment downstairs from him. It was strange because his downstairs neighbors, the Smiths, were very quiet people. They never made (make) any noise, except once, when they had guests.Mr. Jones decided (decide) to stay in bed. But just as he was falling (fall) asleep again he heard (hear) the noise, and it was getting (get) louder and louder. His neighbors were shouting (shout) very loudly. He couldn't understand what they were saying(say) but it was clear that they were angry with each other. After a long time, he managed(manage) to fall asleep again.When Mr. Jones woke up in the morning, everything was quiet again. In fact, he saw(see) his neighbors, the Smiths, smiling at him as they left their house for work. They seemed very happy and not at all angry. Mr. Jones was confused.The next night, once more, Mr. Jones could not sleep. As he was lying (lie) in bed, he heard (hear) noise from the Smiths' house. They were shouting (shout) loudly and angrily. The shouting continued (continue) until very late at night. Mr. Jones was very tired and very angry. He was also worried about his neighbors. They were usually such quiet people. Usually, when he saw them, they were smiling (smile) at each other and talking quietly, always getting along (get along) very well. He decided (decide) to call the police.Mr. Jones was watching (watch) from his window as the policeman arrived (arrive) at the Smiths' house. He saw the policeman knock on the door. He saw his neighbors opening the door and talking with the policeman. The policeman was pointing (point) at Mr. Jones' house. Suddenly the neighbors were laughing (laugh) loudly. Then, the phone rang (ring). It was Mr. Smith. This is what he said: "Oh, Mr. Jones, we are so very sorry. We just bought(buy) a new TV and we like to watch until late at night. We are sorry that the TV was making (make) so much noise. We will keep the volume lower from now on!"Mr. Jones happily went back to bed. Mystery solved!