An anecdote 
  
1	Read the short anecdote below and correct verb tenses where necessary. 
  
Last Saturday I have gone shopping in the local shopping mall. I looked for some new 
jeans for the party I was going to that evening when suddenly I had realized that my 
purse had stolen. The police was called immediately, but I couldn’t answer their 
questions because I had crying so much. I looked in my bag for a tissue when - guess 
what? - I had found my purse! It was got hidden under all the other stuff. I was feeling 
such a fool. 

2	Hints: the underlined sections contain errors 

Last Saturday I have gone shopping in the local shopping mall. I looked for some new 
jeans for the party I was going to that evening when suddenly I had realized that my 
purse had stolen. The police was called immediately, but I couldn’t answer their 
questions because I had crying so much. I looked in my bag for a tissue when - guess 
what? - I had found my purse! It was got hidden under all the other stuff. I was feeling 
such a fool. 

3	Corrected text

Last Saturday I went shopping in the local shopping mall. I was looking for some new 
jeans for the party I was going to that evening when suddenly I realized that my 
purse had been stolen. I called the police immediately, but I couldn’t answer their 
questions because I was crying so much. I was looking in my bag for a tissue when - guess 
what? - I found my purse! It had got hidden under all the other stuff. I felt 
such a fool.