KAREN'S WEEKEND
Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with Past Simple Tense.
This weekend was (be) great for Karen. She was going to fly (be going to fly) to London with her best friend, Dorothy.
They planned (plan) every detail. They wanted (want) a perfect holiday. They bought (buy) their ticket two weeks ago.
They searched ( search ) the hotels on the net, they did (do ) shopping. Everything was (be) ready and their holiday began ( begin ) with a perfect flight. They arrived (arrive ) at London Heathrow Airport early in the morning. They took ( take ) the bus from the airport to the hotel, look ( look) at the places. They came (come ) to the hotel. The hotel ( be )was lovely and surrounded with huge trees. They were (be) both tired after the trip, so they decided (decide ) to
have a nap. They took (take ) the sightseeing bus and enjoyed ( enjoy ) it. The bus trip lasted ( last) for about two hours and they were (be ) hungry. They got off (get off ) the bus and went ( go ) a restaurant. They had (have) a great dinner there. After dinner, they went ( go ) back to the hotel. It was ( be ) a tiring day but they didn’t want ( not - want ) to stay at the hotel.
They relaxed (relax) for an hour and went ( go ) out. Next day, they got ( get ) up early and had ( have ) breakfast in a cafe near the bridge. The tiring and exciting tour began (begin) again. They did (do ) the shopping. They
visited (visit) the museums and took( take ) some photos.
They had (have ) to turn back. They arrived ( arrive ) at the airport and flew (fly ) to their hometown. It was (be) a wonderful holiday.
