Question

18.8. Употребите правильную форму глагола в скобках. A VISIT TO ST. PETERSBURG Last weekend we (travel) to St. Petersburg. We (get) on a fast train at 3 o’clock. On the train my friend and I (talk) a little, (read) some magazines and then (sleep) for about an hour. The train (stop) only twice. It (take) us five hours to get to the North capital. At about nine o’clock we (come) to our hotel. The next day we (go) on a bus excursion about the city. Fortunately, the weather (be) fine. We (start) from the Nevsky Prospect and (drive) along it to the Neva. Our guide (know) a lot of interesting facts, stories and jokes which she (tell) us with great pleasure. The driver (stop) the bus from time to time, and we (go) out to admire the wonderful churches, palaces, museums and the famous bridges. We (learn) a lot of interesting things about the city and its people. The bus (bring) us back to the Nevsky Prospect at about four o’clock in the afternoon. It (be) time for dinner. We (be) hungry and thirsty. We (enter) one of the many cafes, (find) a table and (sit) down. We (choose) from the menu what we (want). The dinner not (cost) us much. It was in fact twice as cheap as in Moscow. There (be) a lot of people around us. They (talk), (laugh), (drink) coffee. They (speak) different languages: English, Italian, German, Finnish. After dinner we (do) some shopping. We (buy) a few souvenirs and (go) to the hotel. We (be) tired but very happy

Answer 1

Last weekend we TRAVELED (travel) to St. Petersburg. We (get) GOT on a fast
train at 3 o’clock. On the train my friend and I (talk)TALKED a little,
(read)READ some magazines and then SLEPT(sleep) for about an hour.
The train STOPPED(stop) only twice. It TOOK(take) us five hours to get to the
North capital. At about nine o’clock we CAME (come) to our hotel. The
next day we WENT(go) on a bus excursion about the city. Fortunately,
the weather WAS (be) fine. We STARTED(start) from the Nevsky Prospect and DROVE
(drive) along it to the Neva. Our guide KNEW (know) a lot of interesting
facts, stories and jokes which she TOLD (tell) us with great pleasure.
The driver STOPPED (stop) the bus from time to time, and we (go) WENT
out to admire the wonderful churches, palaces, museums and
the famous bridges. We LEARNT (learn) a lot of interesting things about
the city and its people. The bus BROUGHT (bring) us back to the Nevsky
Prospect at about four o’clock in the afternoon. It (be) WAD time for
dinner. We (be) WERE hungry and thirsty. We (enter) ENTERED one of the many
cafes, (find) FOUND a table and SAT (sit) down. We CHOSE (choose) from the menu
what we WANTED (want). The dinner DID not COST (cost) us much. It was in fact
twice as cheap as in Moscow. There WERE (be) a lot of people around
us. They WERE TALKING (talk), LAUGHING (laugh), DRINKING (drink) coffee. They WERE SPEAKING (speak) different
languages: English, Italian, German, Finnish. After dinner we DID
(do) some shopping. We BOUGH(buy) a few souvenirs and WENT(go) to the
hotel. We WERE (be) tired but very happy

Answer 2

Last weekend we traveled to St. Petersburg. We got on a fast train at 3 o'clock. On the train, my friend and I talked a little, read some magazines, and then slept for about an hour. The train stopped only twice. It took us five hours to get to the North capital. At about nine o'clock, we came to our hotel.

The next day, we went on a bus excursion about the city. Fortunately, the weather was fine. We started from the Nevsky Prospect and drove along it to the Neva. Our guide knew a lot of interesting facts, stories, and jokes which she told us with great pleasure. The driver stopped the bus from time to time, and we went out to admire the wonderful churches, palaces, museums, and the famous bridges. We learned a lot of interesting things about the city and its people. The bus brought us back to the Nevsky Prospect at about four o'clock in the afternoon. It was time for dinner. We were hungry and thirsty. We entered one of the many cafes, found a table, and sat down. We chose from the menu what we wanted. The dinner didn't cost us much. It was, in fact, twice as cheap as in Moscow. There were a lot of people around us. They talked, laughed, and drank coffee. They spoke different languages: English, Italian, German, Finnish.

After dinner, we did some shopping. We bought a few souvenirs and went to the hotel. We were tired but very happy.