Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. A When Simon 1)___________ (arrive) at the cinema, dozens of people 2)___________ (queue) outside. They 3) ___________ (wait) to see the same film as Simon. Simon, however. 4) ___________ (buy) a ticket in advance, so he 5)___________ (walk) straight to the front of the queue and 6) ___________ (enter) the cinema. He 7) ___________ (feel) relieved that he didn\'t have to queue. He 8)___________ (reach) his seat just as the lights 9) ___________ (go down) for thestart of the film. В Last weekend, Cathy 1)___________ (hire) a car and2) ___________ (drive) to the seaside. When she 3) ___________ (arrive) the wind 4) ___________ (blow) and the sky 5) ___________ (be) cloudy. She 6)___________ (get out) of the car and 7)___________ (take) a walk along the seafront. Then she 8) ___________ (decide) to go for fish and chips at a nearby restaurant that she 9) ___________ (see) earlier and liked the look of. By the time she 10)___________ (leave) the restaurant, it 11)___________ (already/grow) dark. As she 12) ___________ (walk) to her car it 13)___________ (begin) to rain. However, Cathy 14) ___________ (not/mind) because she 15) ___________ (have) a wonderful day.

Answer 1

When Simon 1)___________ (arrived) at the cinema, dozens of people 2)___________ (were queuing) outside. They 3) ___________ (were waiting) to see the same film as Simon. Simon, however. 4) ___________ (had bought) a ticket in advance, so he 5)___________ (walked) straight to the front of the queue and 6) ___________ (entered) the cinema. He 7) ___________ (felt) relieved that he didn't have to queue. He 8)___________ (reached) his seat just as the
lights 9) ___________ (were going down) for the start of the film.
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Last weekend, Cathy 1)___________ (hired) a car and2) ___________ (drove) to the seaside. When she 3) ___________ (arrived) the wind 4) ___________ (was blowing) and the sky 5) ___________ (was) cloudy. She 6)___________ (got out) of the car and 7)___________ (took) a walk along the seafront. Then she 8) ___________ (decided) to go for fish and chips at a nearby restaurant that she 9) ___________ (had seen) earlier and liked the look of. By the time she 10)___________ (was leaving) the restaurant, it 11)___________ (had already /grown) dark. As she 12) ___________ (was walking) to her car it 13)___________ (began) to rain. However, Cathy 14) ___________ (did not/mind) because she 15) ___________ (had had) a wonderful day. 

Answer 2

A When Simon arrived at the cinema, dozens of people were queuing outside. They were waiting to see the same film as Simon. Simon, however, had bought a ticket in advance, so he walked straight to the front of the queue and entered the cinema. He felt relieved that he didn't have to queue. He reached his seat just as the lights went down for the start of the film.

В Last weekend, Cathy hired a car and drove to the seaside. When she arrived, the wind was blowing and the sky was cloudy. She got out of the car and took a walk along the seafront. Then she decided to go for fish and chips at a nearby restaurant that she had seen earlier and liked the look of. By the time she left the restaurant, it was already growing dark. As she walked to her car, it began to rain. However, Cathy didn't mind because she had had a wonderful day.