2B GRAMMAR past continuous © Look at the pictures and write the sentences. Use the past simple and past continuous. 1 She saw the spider when she was, buying some fruit, (see, buy) 2. His mobile when he (ring, drive) 3 Neil late when his boss a speech. (arrive, make) 4 They. football when it ‘to rain. (play, start) 5 We a party when I this photo. (have, take) 6 We the result when we in France. (hear, travel) ‘When Alex Jones ‘arrived (arrive) at JFK International { Airport, she?_______(look) around, but she 5 5___ (not see) anybody there to meether.A | lot of people+____ (hold) cards with names on them, but they ® (not wait) for her. She “ (not know) what to do, but it (be) a beautiful, sunny day, so she (decide) to go to the hotel on her own, ; She? (go) outside and " \ : (look) for a taxi. A lot of people #______ (wait), | ‘so she (catch) the airport bus into New} York. The bus! ________(stop) in Manhattan, ; quite near the hotel, and she (get) off. | \ She S______(walk) into the hotel and | { % (give) her name, Alexandra Jones. She | °___ (talk) to the receptionist when suddenly a man "\____(run) up ther. | | He!_____(carry) a card which *____(read) ‘Mr Jones’. ' "Ms Jones? I'm terribly sorry! 1°"____ (wait) for you at the airport, but 1*, } } (chink) you®____(be) aman!” ' | ‘That's OK," (say) Alex. ‘It happens to me all the time!” 4 © Cover sentences 1-6 in a. Look at the pictures and remember the sentences. English File 3rd edition Teacher's Book Pre-intermediate Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2012.