"Say / Talk / Wait / Do / Have / See" Use the verbs in the box to complete the following sentences . Each verb should be used twice: once in the Past Simple and once in the Past Progressive

1. "We...twenty-five minutes for Number 68 bus yesterday.
Number 196 buses came by."
2. While we three Number 196 buses came by."
3. "What … you ... to the conductor when the arrived?"
4. "Nothing. Sue to me non-stop.
5. I couldn't hear what anybody else ...
6. I ... Sue in town yesterday. She Wasn't school.
7. Have you any idea what she … there?"
8. "She wants to leave school this summer. She someone about job in bank.
9. She to the bank manager for over an hour.
10. "What … she … after her interview?"
11. "She ... a cup of coffee at a cafe. "
12. "That's right. When I saw her she a cup of coffee.

1. "We waited twenty-five minutes for the Number 68 bus yesterday. Number 196 buses came by."
In this sentence, we use the verb "wait" in the past simple tense to talk about the action of waiting for the bus. The verb "come" is used in the past simple tense to talk about the action of the buses arriving.

2. "While we were waiting for the bus, three Number 196 buses came by."
Here, we use the past progressive tense ("were waiting") to describe an ongoing action in the past. The verb "come" is again used in the past simple tense to talk about the action of the buses arriving.

3. "What did you say to the conductor when they arrived?"
In this sentence, we use the verb "say" in the past simple tense to talk about the action of speaking to the conductor. The incorporation of "did" is necessary in the past simple tense to form questions.

4. "Nothing. Sue was talking to me non-stop."
Here, we use the verb "talk" in the past progressive tense ("was talking") to describe an ongoing action in the past. Sue was continuously speaking without stopping.

5. "I couldn't hear what anybody else was saying."
In this sentence, we use the verb "hear" in the past progressive tense ("was hearing") to describe an ongoing action in the past. The verb "say" is also used in the past progressive tense to talk about someone else speaking.

6. "I saw Sue in town yesterday. She wasn't at school."
Here, we use the verb "see" in the past simple tense to describe the action of seeing Sue in town. The verb "be" is used in the past progressive tense ("wasn't") to describe the ongoing action of not being at school.

7. "Have you any idea what she was doing there?"
In this sentence, we use the verb "have" in the present simple tense to form a question. The verb "do" is used in the past progressive tense ("was doing") to describe an ongoing action in the past.

8. "She wants to leave school this summer. She talked to someone about a job in the bank."
Here, we use the verb "want" in the present simple tense to talk about a present desire. The verb "talk" is used in the past simple tense to describe the action of speaking to someone about a job in the bank.

9. "She spoke to the bank manager for over an hour."
In this sentence, we use the verb "speak" in the past simple tense to describe the action of talking to the bank manager. The duration of over an hour shows the length of the conversation.

10. "What did she do after her interview?"
Here, we use the verb "do" in the past simple tense to ask about the action taken after the interview. The verb "do" can be used in various ways depending on the context.

11. "She had a cup of coffee at a cafe."
In this sentence, we use the verb "have" in the past simple tense to describe the action of having a cup of coffee. The preposition "at" is used to indicate the location of the café.

12. "That's right. When I saw her, she was drinking a cup of coffee."
Here, we use the verb "see" in the past simple tense to describe the action of seeing her. The verb "be" is used in the past progressive tense ("was drinking") to describe the ongoing action of drinking a cup of coffee.