Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in past simple or in past continuous

1. He (wait) for half an hour before they (arrive).
2. Where (he/go) when you (see) him?
3. He (phone) me to say they would be late.
4. She (talk) to John on the phone when I (walk) in.
5. (she/know) they (come) to the party?
6. How many people (sit) in the waiting room when you (arrive)?
7. I (meet) them in the street while I (shop).

1 I haven't visited the Taj Mahal in

India, but I have studied its history at

school.

2 My mum has cooked snails, but I haven't eaten them.

3 He has seen most of the Harry

Potter films, but he hasn't watched the last one.

4 Banu and Yerlan have learned /learnt some Japanese, but they haven't spoken to any Japanese people.

5 Gani hasn't touched any big

spiders, but he has read a lot of

books about them.

6 We have written some new songs,

but we haven't played them at a

concert.

7. I have won a skiing competition,

but I haven't done any snowboarding.

the english like what they call "good plain food". usually they like steak, roast beef, yorkshire pudding, and fish and chips.

dinner is the most substantial meal of the whole day. it is usually eaten at 7 o'clock.

the first course may be soup (though the english don't like it very much).

the main course will often be fish or meat, perhaps the traditional roast beef of old england, and a lot of vegetables.

the, next course will be something sweet and often baked, such as a fruit pie. last of all there may be cheese, often with biscuits.

it is common knowledge that the english are very fond of tea. they like to have "a nice cup of tea" 6 or 8 times a day, sometimes even more.