1.

James Ellis

(go) on a business trip last week. He

(visit) some customers in Frankfurt. He

morning and

(check in) and

(buy) a newspaper and

(get) there at about 8

(go) to the airport lounge. He

(go) to get a coffee.

He

(be)

He

(be) very surprised that Bob

that he

(leave) home early on Monday

(take) a taxi to the airport. He

o'clock. He

(drink) his coffee when he

(be)

(speak) they

(see) an old friend, Bob.

(be) in London and

(start) a new job in the city. As they

Bob and as they

and

(be)

(leave) Bob

(ask) him to phone when he

After

(board) James

(be)
(say) goodbye to

(give) him his business card

(return) from Frankfurt.

(put) his briefcase in the overhead locker

(sit) down. During the flight, James

and

(find out)

(hear) an announcement. "Would all passengers for the 9.30

flight to Frankfurt please go to boarding gate 10". James

and

(be)

(do) some paper work

(speak) to the woman sitting next to him, while they

(be)

(speak) the flight attendant

(bring) breakfast. When the plane
(land) in London, it was almost 11 o'clock.
James

(take) a train to his hotel. Then he

office. He

(get) there at 1.00 pm and

receptionist

(ask) him to wait. Whilst he

(offer) him a drink. He and his customer

Bob
then

(walk) to the customer's

(go) to the reception desk. The
(be)

(wait) she

(talk) all afternoon. When

(get) to his hotel at 7 o'clock that night, he

(phone) his wife and

(go) to the hotel restaurant.

2. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses

1. A: What (you, do)

B: I (try)

when the accident occurred?

to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find)

the wallet full of money, I (go,

immediately)

to the police and (turn)

it in.

3. The doctor (say)

that Tom (be)

and that he (need)

to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrive)
she (be, not)

too sick to go to work

at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but

there. She (study, at the library)

for her final examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she
(watch, also)

6. A: I (call)
there. Where were you?

television. That's all she ever does!

you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)

B: I (work)

out at the fitness center.

7. When I (walk)

into the busy office, the secretary (talk)

on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily)

at

their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly)

methods to

improve customer service.

8. I (watch)

a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out.

Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be)

in the room when John told me what happened, but

she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not)

10. It's strange that you (call)

because I (think, just)

about you.

11. The Titanic (cross)

iceberg.

the Atlantic when it (strike)

an

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain,

busily)

and (try)

tourists who (hunt)

(lead)

for souvenirs. Some young boys

their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A

couple of men (argue)

(walk)
(buy)

to sell their goods to naive

over the price of a leather belt. I

over to a man who (sell)

fruit and

a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue)

the old woman who (be)

trapped on the third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always)

the sink. I think she (expect, actually)

15. Samantha (live)

(live)

her dirty dishes in

me to do them for her.

in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she

there when the Berlin Wall came down.