4 Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect. 1 A: What (you/do) when they (announce) the results? B: 1 (just/take) a shower and (relax) in my room. 2 A: When (you/realise) you (leave) your goggles at home? B: Well, just as (I/stand) at the top of the slope, with my skis on. 3 A: Why (Nick/not work out) yesterday? B: He (promise) his daughter he would play with her, I think. 4 A: What (you/do) at the sports camp? B: Every day we (get up) early, then we (go) to the gym and then we (play) basketball. 5 A: So, how (be) your holiday? B: OK. A bit boring really. We just (go) to the beach every day. Earlier, (hope) we would do something exciting, but my family only (want) to sunbathe. 6 A: Can you tell me what you (do) in your last job? B: Of course. I (work) as an assistant in marketing, which (be) a big difference for me. Before that! (work) in the call centre.

1 A: What were you doing when they announced the results?
B: I had just taken a shower and was relaxing in my room.
Explanation: The first action "taking a shower and relaxing" was happening before the second action "they announced the results", so we use the Past Continuous for the second action and the Past Perfect for the first action.

2 A: When did you realize you had left your goggles at home?
B: Well, just as I was standing at the top of the slope, with my skis on.
Explanation: The action of realizing happened in the past, so we use the Past Simple. The action of standing at the top of the slope was happening before the action of realizing, so we use the Past Continuous.

3 A: Why didn't Nick work out yesterday?
B: He had promised his daughter he would play with her, I think.
Explanation: The action of promising happened before the action of not working out, so we use the Past Perfect for the action of promising. The action of not working out happened at a specific time in the past, so we use the Past Simple.

4 A: What did you do at the sports camp?
B: Every day we got up early, then we went to the gym and then we played basketball.
Explanation: All the actions happened in the past at a specific time, so we use the Past Simple for each action.

5 A: So, how was your holiday?
B: OK. A bit boring really. We just went to the beach every day. Earlier, we had hoped we would do something exciting, but my family only wanted to sunbathe.
Explanation: The action of going to the beach every day happened in the past at a specific time, so we use the Past Simple. The action of hoping happened before the action of going to the beach, so we use the Past Perfect. The action of wanting to sunbathe happened in the past, so we use the Past Simple.

6 A: Can you tell me what you did in your last job?
B: Of course. I worked as an assistant in marketing, which was a big difference for me. Before that, I had worked in the call center.
Explanation: The action of working as an assistant in marketing happened in the past, so we use the Past Simple. The action of working in the call center happened before the action of working as an assistant in marketing, so we use the Past Perfect.