When I entered the house something smelt awful. Someone [?] (cook) and had burnt the meal. I (visit) once before and had met the family but I didn’t know what (happen) since then. The house was a mess. The children [?] (play) in the living room and had left their toys all over the floor. Someone (leave) all the windows open. It [?] (rain) for hours and all the curtains (get) wet and dirty. I asked the children where their parents were. They told me that their mother (be) in hospital for the past two weeks. Their father [?] (look after) them since then. Obviously he [?] (do) his best, but he couldn’t do any better since he worked all morning and had to leave them alone most of the day. I had to do something to help them.