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Fill in the gaps with the right verb in the past tense simple, choosing from the ones

below:

enter, greet, look, start to read, watch, interrupt, be annoyed, cover, laugh, try, want, smile, use,
stop, arrive, ask, be scared, continue, be, realise

First, Mr. Bean _____________ the train compartment, ____________ and __________
at the man who was already there and _____________ out the window to see the traffic. Then, he
_________________ a book. After only a few seconds, however, the other person
_______________ him; while reading from his own book, the man ___________ and
______________ without being able or wanting to stop. As a result, Mr. Bean _____________
because he couldn’t read any more and ___________ to cover his ears with his fingers. He
______________ reading, but there _________ a different problem now: he ___________ to
turn the page without taking his fingers out of his ears. So, he ________ his tongue to do this.
The laughter ______________, so he ______________ his ears, in turn, with his tie, his socks
and his jacket. The man _____________ only for a few seconds, so Mr. Bean finally
__________ chewing gum to cover his ears. Then the ticket inspector ____________ in their
compartment and ____________ for their tickets. But Mr. Bean couldn’t hear or see him because
of the chewing gum; when he _____________ that the inspector ________ there, he
______________ because of the surprise and threw the book with the ticket inside out the
window.

Fill in the gaps with the right verb in the past tense simple, choosing from the ones below:

enter, greet, look, start to read, watch, interrupt, be annoyed, cover, laugh, try, want, smile, use,
stop, arrive, ask, be scared, continue, be, realise

First, Mr. Bean _____________ the train compartment, ____________ and __________
at the man who was already there and _____________ out the window to see the traffic. Then, he
_________________ a book. After only a few seconds, however, the other person
_______________ him; while reading from his own book, the man ___________ and
______________ without being able or wanting to stop. As a result, Mr. Bean _____________
because he couldn’t read any more and ___________ to cover his ears with his fingers. He
______________ reading, but there _________ a different problem now: he ___________ to
turn the page without taking his fingers out of his ears. So, he ________ his tongue to do this.
The laughter ______________, so he ______________ his ears, in turn, with his tie, his socks
and his jacket. The man _____________ only for a few seconds, so Mr. Bean finally
__________ chewing gum to cover his ears. Then the ticket inspector ____________ in their
compartment and ____________ for their tickets. But Mr. Bean couldn’t hear or see him because
of the chewing gum; when he _____________ that the inspector ________ there, he
______________ because of the surprise and threw the book with the ticket inside out the
window.

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