Stories.

1. Yesterday Tom and Janice (go) to the zoo around one. They (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they (walk) home it (begin) to rain, so they (stop) at a small café and (have) a cup of coffee.

2. Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Parker family. When I (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker (be) in the yard. She (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker (be) in the garage. He (work) on his car. He (change) the oil.

3. A: There was a power outage in our part of town last night. (your lights, go out) too?

B: Yes, they did. It (be) terrible. I (take) a shower when the lights went out. My wife (find) a flashlight and rescued me from the bathroom. We couldn’t cook dinner, so we (eat) sandwiches instead. I (try) to study by candlelight but I couldn’t see well enough, so I (go) to bed and (sleep).

A: I (read) when the lights (go) out. I (study) for a history exam. Of course, I couldn’t study in the dark, so I (get up) very early this morning and finished studying for my test.

Exercise 9. Complete the sentences with the correct form in the words in brackets.

Last Friday was a holiday. It (be) Independence Day, so I didn’t have to go to classes. I (sleep) a little later than usual. Around ten, my friend Larry (come) over to my apartment. We (pack) a picnic basket and then (take) the bus to the Forest Park. We (spend) most of the day there.

When we (get) to the park we (find) an empty table near a pond. There were some ducks on the pond, so we (feed) them small pieces of bread. One of the ducks was very clever. It (caught) the bread in midair before it (hit) the water. The other duck was a thief. It (steal) bread from the mouths of other ducks. While we (feed) the ducks Larry and I (meet) a man who usually (come) to the park to feed the ducks. We (sit) on a park bench and (speak) to him for fifteen or twenty minutes.

After we (eat) our lunch I (take) a short nap under a tree. While I (sleep) a mosquito (bite) my arm. When I (wake) up my arm itched so I scratched it. Suddenly I (hear) some noise above me. I (look) up and (see) a small bird. After a few moments it (fly) away.

During the afternoon we (do) a lot of things. First we (take) a long walk. When we (get) back to the table I (read) a book and Larry, who was an artist (draw) pictures. Later we (play) a game of chess. I (win) the first game and Larry (win) the second one. Then he (teach) me how to play a new game with dice. While we (play) this new game one of the dice (fall) from the picnic table onto the ground. We finally (find) it in some tall grass.

In the evening we (join) a huge crowd to watch the fireworks display. When the display was over we (leave). All in all, it was a very enjoyable day.

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