Complete the story with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs. When

of the verbs.


When Alex Jones

____________ (arrive) at JFK International airport she ___________ (look) around but _______________ (not see) anybody there to meet her. A lot of people _______________ (hold) cards with names on them, but they _______________ (not wait) for her. She _______________ (not know) what to do, but it _______________ (be) a beautiful sunny day so she _______________ (decide) to go to the hotel on her own.

arrived

looked

didn’t see

were holding

weren’t waiting

arrive

look

not see

hold

not wait

didn’t know

not know

was

be

decided

decide

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of the verbs.

She _______________

(go) outside and _______________ (look) for a taxi. A lot of people _______________ (wait) so she _______________ (catch) the airport bus into New York. The bus _______________ (stop) in Manhattan, quite near her hotel and she _______________ (get) off.

went

go

looked

look

were waiting

wait

caught

catch

stopped

stop

got

get

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continuous of the verbs.

She

_______________ (walk) into the hotel and _______________ (give) her name, Alexandra Jones. She _______________ (talk) to the receptionist when suddenly a man _______________ (run) up to her.
He _______________ (carry) a card which _______________ (say) “Mr. Jones”.

Ms. Jones, I’m terribly sorry! I _______________ (wait) for you at the airport but I _______________ (think) you _______________ (be) a man!

That’s OK. It happens to me all the time!

walked

walk

gave

give

was talking

talk

ran

run

was carrying

carry

said

say

was waiting

wait

thought

think

were

be

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