Question

Use the necessary froms of the verbs in brackets When we 1 ____ (arrive) in London we were two hours late because our train 2 ______ (hold up) by bad weather. Outside the station it 3 _____ (snow) hard and a lot of people 4______ (wait) for taxis. As we 5_____ (be) about to join them a young man 6 ______ (pull up) in his car and 7_____ (ask) us where we 8 _______ (want) to go. Aithough it 9 _____ (not/be) an official taxi, the car 10 ___ (be) new and shiny and the young man looked respectable.

Answer 1

1)arrived
2)had been held up
3)was snowing
4)were waiting
5)were
6)pulled up
7)asked
8)wanted
9)was not
10)was

Answer 2

When we arrived in London we were two hours late because our train was held up by bad weather. Outside the station it was snowing hard and a lot of people were waiting for taxis. As we were about to join them, a young man pulled up in his car and asked us where we wanted to go. Although it wasn't an official taxi, the car was new and shiny and the young man looked respectable.