Control Writing I semester Form 8

Fill in the gaps with the correct Past Continuous and Past Simple forms of the verbs in brackets.

When I         (arrive) at the station, Raimond             (wait) for me. He             (wear) a nice black suit and he             (hold) a red rose in his right hand. When I           (get off) the train, he     (run) up to me and        (kiss) me passionately.

It             (rain) heavily so he          (take off) his jacket and     (put) it over my head. I      (tell) Raimond to go to a café so that we could talk, but he           (insist) on going to another place.

While he             (drive), I       (throw) a look at him. He             (smile), but he also         (look) nervous.

He finally         (stop) his car on the top of a hill with fantastic views. It was so wonderful. We          (get out) of the car, and he         (kneel) in front of me and       (take) a ring out of his pocket. “Kathy, will you...” he said. “Listen, Raimond, I want to break up with you,” I interrupted.

Choose the correct Past Continuous and Past Simple forms to complete the sentences below.

• I                  [was falling down, fell down] while I           [went, was going] down the stairs.

Choose the correct Past Continuous and Past Simple forms to complete the sentences below.

• He             [drove, was driving] very fast when the police              [was stopping, stopped] him.