Раскрыть скобки (use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect) 1. He (closed) the window and (sat) in his armchair, reading a newspaper. 2. When I (arrived) the lecture had already (started). 3. The rain (stopped) and the sun (shone) brightly. 4. Unfortunately when I arrived Ann was just (leaving), so we only had time for a few words. 5. I (watched) his eyes pretty closely while we (were exchanging) these remarks. 6. When we (reached) the field, the game had already (started). 7. He suddenly (realized) that he (was travelling) in the wrong direction. 8. When I (was looking) for my passport, I (found) this old photograph. 9. You looked very busy when I saw you last night. What were you (doing)? 10. He (wasn't) there 5 minutes, when the storm (began). 11. He (didn't allow) us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (was blowing). 12. I (called) Paul at 7.00 but it wasn't necessary because he had already (got) up. 13. When I (heard) his knock I (went) to the door and (opened) it, but I (didn't recognized) him at first because I (wasn't wearing) my glasses. 14. When he (sealed and stamped) the envelope, he (went) back to the window and (drew) a long breath. 15. I (saw) you yesterday from the bus. Why were you (using) a stick? – I (was using) it because I (hurt) my leg that morning. 16. We (returned) home at nightfall and we (were) very glad to get home again, but we (had had) a wonderful day. 17. As they (were walking) along the road they (heard) a car coming from behind them. Tom (turned) round and (held) up his hand. The car (stopped). 18. When I (arrived) at the station Mary (was waiting) for me. She (was wearing) a blue dress and (looked) very pretty. 19. When I (saw) him he (was painting) a portrait of his wife. 20. While he (was watering) the flowers it (began) to rain. 21. While I (was saying) goodbye to the rest of the guests Isabel (took) Sophie aside. 22. The men (said) that they (had been working) on the road outside my house and that they (wanted) some water to make tea.
to stay in a hotel with crowds of people and they were delighted when they saw an advertisement in the
Sunday Times for a holiday flat in a village near Oxford.
It was no ordinary flat. It was on the top floor of an old Tudor mansion. They booked it and on New
Year’s Eve they set off in the car. It was raining and freezing cold. They were happy and excited.
They had been driving for three hours when they saw the house in the distance. It looked magnificent
with tall chimneys and a long, wide drive. They drove up to the huge front door, went up the steps, and
knocked. Nothing happened. They knocked again. The door opened and a small, wild-looking old lady
stood there.
She was so thin and bent, she had long, straggly grey hair, and dirty old torn clothes. She asked them to
come in and they followed her. The house was so old and dark and dirty. There were cats everywhere.
In the rooms all the furniture was broken and there were no curtains. There was no heating and there
was only one power point. So you could either have the television, or the lamp, but you couldn’t have
more than one. So what did they do? They just ran!
When they got outside again the rain had turned to snow. They ran to the car hysterically laughing. They
drove to the next village and as midnight was striking, they found a hotel with a room for the night.
“Happy New Year!” cried Jack, as he kissed the surprised receptionist on both cheeks. “You have no idea
how beautiful your hotel is!”