[1 Read this postcard and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple. it) the Pavilion, ond 3 nineteenth century tifchen. I'm glad T 4 . there in these days. The diing-roce 5 Favaree room. We 6 (hve) coffee the restawort then we 7 (ge) fer a walt by the sea ond 8 eat): Same ich ord chips €or inch. We 9 (gerd) the etternaen shyping. We 10 . (Grd) sone Gumey little. shops where we 11 clothes, 12 « (yaulge) anyuhere interesting i the: holidays? love, Jemy- © 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. Ton Tony © am___make a shopping list email their friends | Lpm buy the. drinks choose the music. Spm tidy the, house prepare the feed 6 pm blow up the balloons decorate the rooms Tpm ion her dress have a shower 1 Atten c’clock 2 Aone o'clock 3 At three o'clock .. 4 Atsix o'clock ..... 5 At seven o'clock (© 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 iB burn discover meet _ fall study tidy work paint play see 1 Tuas with my boyfriend when the disc jockey ..2!a\st.... our favourite song. 2 My parents ina restaurant when they at grammar when I wcsoonemn asleep. 4 The chef escnonnnnnn 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 us.Read this email and underline the best tense for each verb. Bea ‘funny thing 1 happened/was happening to me and my flatmates on Saturday. Friday night we 2 went/were going to the college patty. There were some new students there and 3 met/were meeting someone called Lucas. We 4 invited/were inviting him to Sunday lunch. It was ‘reat party so we 5 didn’t go/weren’t going home until three o'clock. course, we 6 didn’t get/weren't geiting up early on Saturday morning. At half past twelve | watchedlwas watching TV in my pyjamas, Marie 8 had/was having a shower and Wendy 9 read/was ding @ magazine. Suddenly someone 10 rang/was ringing the doorbell. | 11 fooked/was fooking out the window to see who was there. Lucas 12 stood/was standing on the step. 1 13 went/was going the door but | 14 didn't open/wasn't opening it. | said ‘Hello?" and he said ‘Hello, I've come for h." Oh no! He'd got the wrong day!! 15 got/were getting dressed in three minutes! Luckily we 16 haa/were having enough tood, and he 1ed to enjoy it. How was your weekend? Love Annette Read this newspaper article and put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, past simple or past continuous. honest customer arday Jon Atkins Veen (GO) IMCD 10 one (run) back to the shop. It was ers’ Art Gallery at the end of the closed so Jon 11 .. - (look) through moon. He 2 (want) to buya the window. it for his mother. It 3 (be) Michael Harper 12 wove (Search) ly closing time and owner Michael Harper under the counter, and his assistants ..(count| the money. QuicklyIon 13 (look) in all the cupboards (choose) asmall picture and Mr __and drawers. ‘114 ... (knock) on the wrap) it for him. window and 15... (wave) the (wai) forhisbus,Jon money at them said Jon. -=--- (decide) to look at the picture ‘I was so happy, said Mr Harper. ‘It's . In the parcel he 9 ... (find) wonderful to know that there are honest in cash as well as the picture. He people like Jon’ Writing Part 3 # Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. © Your story must begin with this sentence: One day last week | was sitting in a café in the market square. Write your story in about 100 words.