Use a range of past tenses including (e.g.

the past simple, the past continuous,

the past perfect) to write short stories:-
John _______________(hike) through the forest when he
_________________(see) a unicorn. He ___________(call to) his friends but by
the time they ______________ (arrive) the unicorn_______________(disappear).
His friends ___________(say) he was crazy.

Rachel ___________________(cook lunch) when the doorbell rang.

Rachel____________(answer) the door and the postman ____________(give) her
a parcel. As the postman _____________(drive) away Rachel
________________ (remember) the food in the kitchen. She __________ (run)
back inside but it was too late. The dog ______________________ (already /
eat) it.

The hairdresser ___________________ (just /colour) my hair. She ____________

(dry) it while I ___________(read) a magazine. When I _________(look) in the
mirror I was horrified. She ______________(dye) my hair pink!

Rosa _______________(walk) through Guadalajara when it ________ (start to

rain). As she ____________(wear) her new suit, she ____________(decide to buy
) an umbrella in Corte Ingles. It __________(be) December so the queues
________(be) huge. Before Rosa ____________(leave) the shop the rain
____________ (stop).

As we _______________(trek) through the jungle we _______________ (see) a

tiger. Fortunately, it _________________ (already/ eat).