EXERCISE 13. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple Tense. 1) Dolly ... (to see) me talking to my coach yesterday. 2) Henry ... (to recognize) the man and ... (to tell) me about it a few minutes ago. 3) Last spring we ... (to spend) a week in the cottage house and then ... (to return) to the town. 4) I ... (to get) a message from you just an hour ago and ... (to take) a taxi to get to the airport. 5) The house ... (to be) full of smoke and we ... (to hear) a cry for help. 6) Nigel ... (to take) a pen and ... (to write) something on a piece of paper. 7) The children ... (to decide) to repair their bicycle and ... (to ask) Alex to help them. 8) The hurricane ... (to be) very strong and ... (to destroy) half of the buildings in the town. 9) Sue ... (to cancel) the appointment with the manager and ... (to hurry) to the hospital. 10) When the surgeon ... (to finish) the operation he ... (to feel) completely exhausted. 11) Yesterday Nora ... (to leave) me a note that she ... (to want) to see me. 12) The train ... (to arrive) on time and Fred ... (to see) Linda coming off the carriage. 13) When a group of tourists ... (to come) to the castle, the guide ... (to show) them around and ... (to answer) their questions. 14) Mike ... (to have) an appointment with his employee last Wednesday and ... (to promise) to make all necessary calculations as quickly as possible. 15) Julia ... (to buy) a magazine and ... (to go) to the bus stop to meet her friend.
1. saw. 2. recognised, told. 3. spent, returned 4. got, took. 5. was, heard. 6. took, wrote. 7. decided, asked. 8. was, destroyed. 9. cancelled, hurried. 10. finished, felt. 11. left, wanted. 12. arrived, saw. 13. came, showed, answered. 14. had, promised. 15. bought, went.