Teacher: Estefany Hidalgo

KAREN’S WEEKEND
Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with Past Simple Tense.
This weekend ________________ (be) great for Karen. She ________________ (fly) to London with
her best friend, Dorothy. They ________________ (plan) every
detail. They ______________ (want) a perfect holiday. They
________________ (buy ) their ticket two weeks ago. They
________________ (search) the hotels on the net, they
________________ (do) shopping. Everything ________________ (be)
ready and their holiday ________________ (begin) with a perfect flight.
They ________________ (arrive) at London Heathrow Airport early in the morning. They
________________ (take) the bus from the airport to the
hotel, ________________ (look) at the places. They
________________ (come) to the hotel. The hotel
________________ (be) lovely and surrounded with
huge trees. They________________ (be) both tired after
the trip, so they ________________ (decide) to have a
nap. They ________________ (take) the sightseeing
bus and ________________ (enjoy) it. The bus
trip________________ (last) for about two hours and they
________________ (be) hungry. They________________ (get off) the bus and they
________________ (go) a restaurant. They________________ (have) a great dinner there. After
dinner, they ________________ (go) back to the hotel. It ________________ (be) a tiring day but
they________________ (not - want) to stay at the hotel. They ________________ (relax) for an hour
and ________________ (go) out.
Next day, they ________________ (get) up early and ________________ (have) breakfast in
a café near the bridge. The tiring and exciting tour ________________ ( begin ) again.
They________________ (visit) the museums and________________ (take) some photos.
They ________________ (have) to turn back. They ________________ (arrive) at the airport
and________________ ( fly ) to their hometown. It ________________ ( be ) a wonderful holiday.
 Teacher: Estefany Hidalgo

Exercise 2. Answer the questions.

1) Where did Karen and Dorothy go? _______________________________________________

2) When did they take their tickets? _______________________________________________

3) What did they do before the trip? _______________________________________________

4) Where did they arrive first? _______________________________________________

5) What did they do when they came to hotel? ________________________________________

6) Where did they have a dinner? _______________________________________________

7) Did they stay at the hotel after dinner? ____________________________________________

8) What was the hotel like? _______________________________________________

9) Where did they have their breakfast? _______________________________________

10) What did they do at the second day of the trip? ____________________________________