Question

6 Complete the text with the correct Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
• It all started last weekend. I 0 was waiting (wait) outside the cinema for my friends when I 1 (see) a bag next to me on the ground. At first I 2 (feel) a bit scared. What 3 (be) inside? Anyway, as I 4 (stand) there with nothing to do. I 5 (decide) to have a look. There wasn’t very much inside it. Then I 6 (notice) that a purse 7 (lie) at the bottom of the bag. I 8 (take) it out and opened it. Inside, there was a girl’s name and phone number. I 9 (ring) her and it turned out that when I said I had her bag, she 10 (was) towards me! She was so happy!

Answer 1

It all started last weekend. I was waiting outside the cinema for my friends when I saw a bag next to me on the ground. At first I felt a bit scared. What was inside? Anyway, as I stood there with nothing to do, I decided to have a look. There wasn't very much inside it. Then I noticed that a purse was lying at the bottom of the bag. I took it out and opened it. Inside, there was a girl's name and phone number. I rang her and it turned out that when I said I had her bag, she was towards me! She was so happy!