Complete the dialogues with the correct Past Simple or Past Continuous
form of the verbs in brackets.
1
A: What’s wrong with you?
B: I’ve broken my foot. I (build1) a wall in my garden and I
(drop2) a brick on it
A: Really. How’s the brick?
2.
A: What (you/do3) at six o’clock yesterday evening?
B: I (watch4) TV. How about you?
A: I (write5) some letters. I (not/finish6) until after nine.
B: I (watch7) TV until ten o’clock and then I (go8) to bed.
3
A: This time last week I (drive9) to Cambridge for my university entrance interview.
B: Oh, yes. How (it/go10)?
A: Well, it was a bit frightening at first. I (enter11) a room and six people (sit12) at the table and an empty chair (stand13) and (face14) them. They (invite15) me to sit down and then they (ask16) me a lot of questions about my entrance exam paper.
B: Wow! Sounds awful.
A: It wasn’t too bad. Then they (ask17) me to wait outside and while I
(wait18) another student (come19) in and (sit20) down. I (feel21) really sorry for him because he (look22) terrified and all the time (twist23) his tie round his fingers. I (tell24) him it wasn’t the Spanish Inquisition and to relax which he seemed to do.
B: What (happen25) next?
A: Not much, really. They (call26) me back in and (say27) that I would have their decision in two weeks and now I’m just waiting.
4
A: I’m going to bed.
B: I (think28) you (watch29) the late film.
A: I (want30) to but I’m just too tired. I (have31) a difficult day at
work. I (put32) together my presentation to the directors from 9.00 until 5.00 and when I finally (finish33) I (find34) out that they (not/meet35) until next week and I could have done it later.
B: Never mind, I’ll make us some hot chocolate and we’ll have an early night.

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