Vocabulary 1) underline the correct adverbs to complete the story. last january, my boyfriend and i were returning from our skiing holiday in switzerland. we were on a train to geneva. suddenly/immediately the train stopped in the middle of a snowy field. a few minutes later/ at first a conductor came and explained the train was stuck in the snow. we all got off and walked through deep snow to a nearby village, where we were put in a school building. some friendly people finally/ immediately brought us hot coffee and food. after that/meanwhile we slept in the classrooms. at first/meanwhile, a snow plough arrived and dug out our train. eventually/ a few minutes later we got on the train again and arrived in geneva the next day. fortunately/ unfortunately, we'd missed our flight home. at first/ in the end, the airline wanted us to pay the full price of a new ticket. fortunately/ unfortunately, we managed to persuade them that the situation was special and in the end/suddenly they put us on the next flight at no extra charge. immediately/ finally, we arrived home a day late, exhausted but amused by our adventure. 2) complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past perfect. mike was hungry because he (leave) his sandwiches at home. how long (you/know) steve before you married him? jessica was nervous because (never/fly) before. i didn't know who the man was; (not see) him before. everything was ready; they (bring) all the equipment the day before. 3) complete each sentence with one verb in the past simple and one in the past perfect. when sophie (come) to the party, nick (already/leave). the rescue teams (arrive) immediately after the accident (happen). (hear) a lot about john before we (meet). jack (be) annoyed because he (just/have) an argument with his boss. after (finish) all the work, we (go) bowling to relax. 4)complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the correct form (past simple or past perfect). it was 10 p.m. when julia finally made (make) herself a cup of hot chocolate and (sit) down on the sofa. it (be) a long, tiring day. she (have) eight lessons at school and then she (help) her friend zoe decorate her room. now (feel) really exhausted, but also pleased with herself, because she (never/paint) a room before and she (do) a good job on one. she (take) a long delicious drink of the hot chocolate and (open) a magazine. (see) a mobile phone advertisement and suddenly she (remember) something. oh no! she (leave) her mobile in zoe's flat!

Last January, my boyfriend and I were returning
from our skiing holiday in Switzerland. We were
on a train to Geneva. Suddenly
the train stopped in the middle of a snowy
field. A few minutes later a conductor
came and explained the train was stuck in the
snow. We all got off and walked through deep
snow to a nearby village, where we were put
in a school building. Some friendly people
immediately brought us hot coffee and
food. After that we slept in the
classrooms. Meanwhile, a snow plough
arrived and dug out our train. 
Eventually we got on the train again
and arrived in Geneva the next day.  
Unfortunately, we'd missed our
flight home. At first, the airline
wanted us to pay the full price of a new ticket.
Fortunately, we managed to
persuade them that the situation was special
and in the end they put us on the
next flight at no extra charge. 
Finally, we arrived home a day later, exhausted
but amused by our adventure.

2) Complete the sentences with the verbs in
brackets in the past perfect.

Mike was hungry because he had left_
(leave) his sandwiches at home.
How long had you known_ (you/know) Steve before
you married him?
Jessica was nervous because she__had never flown__
(never/fly) before.
I didn't know who the man was; _I hadn't seen__
(not see) him before.
Everything was ready; they _had brought_ (bring)
all the equipment the day before.

3) Complete each sentence with one verb in
the past simple and one in the past perfect.

When Sophie (came) to the party,
Nick __had___ (already left).
The rescue teams (arrived)
immediately after the accident
__had (happened).
I_ (heard) a lot about John before we
__had (met).
Jack _ (was) annoyed because he
_had (just had) an argument
with his boss.
After we_had (finished) all the work, we
_ (went) bowling to relax.

4) Complete the text with the verbs in brackets
in the correct form (past simple or past perfect).

It was 10 p.m. when Julia finally made
(make) herself a cup of hot chocolate and
(sat) down on the sofa.
It __was__ (be) a long, tiring day. She _had ___
(have) eight lessons at school and
then she (helped) her friend Zoe to
decorate her room. Now she (felt)
really exhausted, but also pleased with herself,
because she _had_ (never painted) a room
before and she _had done_ (do) a good job.
 She _ (took) a long delicious drink
of the hot chocolate and _ (opened) a
magazine. She__ (saw) a mobile phone
advertisement and suddenly she _
(remembered) something. Oh no! She _ 
(had left) her mobile in Zoe's flat!