J 4 Pom TC Tir als i (E] Read this postcard and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple. HE Nas. We 1 wade. (mote) a trip to Brighton last week. We 2 (visit) the Pavilion, ard 3 (see) the nineteenth centry kitchen. Ln glad I 4 + not work) there in those days. The. dining-room 5 (be) my. (hove) coffee in the vestanant, (go) For a walt. by the Sea and Eanrive voom. We 6 then we 7 . 8 (ear) same Fish ard chys For lich. We Cgjerd) the ofterncen shopping. We 10 - (6nd) some Camry little sheys where we TL (hy) same srsvel clothes. 12 (yeulgo) anywhere interesting in the belidays? love, Jery. (©) Tanya and her brother Tony gave a party together. Use the information below and write sentences with the past continuous to show how they prepared for the party. [POW U YU OU UU UU UU COC CWUG Tanya Tens | am make a shopping list email their friends | pm buy the. dries choose the music | 3pm tidy the house __ prepare the food | 6 pm blow up the balloons decorate. the rooms | 7 pm ven her dress have. a Shower 1 At ten o'clock 2 Atone o'clock 3 At three o'clock .... 4 Atsix o'clock ...... 5 At seven o'clock ..... nya, was making @. shopping list and Tow was emaiing ther fronds, ©) Complete each sentence with a verb from Box A in the past continuous and a verb from Box B in the past simple. A climb cook dance stay B_ burn discover meet fall study tidy work paint play see 1 I .susa.dancina.. with my boyfriend when the disc jockey ...ayéd.... our favourite song. 2. My parents cwconnnne iN @ restaurant when they 28Cec 31 grammar when I... asleep. 4 The chef .. spaghetti when he his hand. 5 The artist in the South of France when she .. ... her most famous picture. 6 The scientist his laboratory when he . the new drug. 7 We... the wall when the gardener .. (Z) Read this email and underline the best tense for each verb. Hi Bea ‘A funny thing 1 happenediwas happening to me and my flatmates on Saturday. (On Friday night we 2 went/were going to the college party. There were some new students there and we 3 met/were meeting someone called Lucas. We 4 invited/were inviting him to Sunday lunch. It was a great party so we 5 didn’t go/weren't going home until three o'clock. Of course, we 6 didn’t get/weren't getting up early on Saturday morning, At half past twelve | 7 watched/was watching TV in my pyjamas, Marie 8 had/was having a shower and Wendy 9 read/was reading a magazine. Suddenly someone 10 rang/was ringing the doorbell. | 11 looked/was looking out of the window to see who was there. Lucas 12 stood/was standing on the step. | 13 went/was going to the door but I 14 didn’t open/wasn't opening it. | said ‘Hello?’ and he said ‘Hello, I've come for lunch.’ Oh no! He'd got the wrong day!! We 15 got/were getting dressed in three minutes! Luckily we 16 had/were having enough food, and he ‘seemed to enjoy it. How was your weekend? Love Annette (2) Read this newspaper article and put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, past simple or past continuous. An honest customer Yesterday Jon Atkins 1 (go) into. 10 ~~ (run) back to the shop. It was Harpers’ Art Gallery at the end of the closed so Jon 11 (look) through afternoon. He 2 . the window. present for his mother. It 3 Michael Harper 12 (search) nearly closing time and owner Michael Harper, (count) the money. Quickly Jon (choose) a small picture and Mr (wrap) it for him. (waif) for his bus, Jon (decide) to look at the picture again. In the parcel he 9 . (find) £500 in cash as well as the picture. He under the counter, and his assistants B (look) in all the cupboards and drawers. ‘114 (knock) on the _ window and 15 wns (wave) the money at them’ said Jon. ‘| was so happy,’ said Mr Harper. ‘It's wonderful to know that there are honest people like Jon.