7C GRAMMAR simple past: irregular verbs © Complete the story with the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses ‘ ‘ a = fl My memorable night at the Edinburgh Festival by Lotte house with three friends, That summer, some musicians rented two other rooms in our house. It ‘was (be) August, and the Edinburgh Music and Arts Festival was going on. The musicians (be) from Poland Italy and the Netherlands.One afternoon, they * abouta Latin music club. My friends and 14 5 Ts happened in my first summer when Iwas at Edinburgh University. lived ina room in abig, 1h (tell) me (say) that we wanted to go with them. We (meet) themat the club that evening at 9.00 pm. It* have) a really friendly atmosphere, and the music’____ (be) fantastic! Our new friends * (speak) English very welland we" (pend the evening dancing and talking When we "°—____(leave) the club,we "___(find) that we * _ (not have) the money fora taxi home.tt"* et (be) a warm night, so we walked home through the streets. The musicians "* Gee) the historic buildings and monuments for the first time, and they '*______(think) that the ——— (be) really beautiful. We ___{get) home at 4:00 am. but we bee — (not go) to bed. We (make) some coffee and talked Then our friends played their guitars and we ®____(sing) songs that. we all #2 (know) tt? __(he) a wonderful. memorable evening and, ten years later, we are still friends. © Complete these questions about the story. 1. Which month was the Edinburgh Festi in? Ie was in August. 2) Where — ____from? They were from Poland, Italy, and the Netherlands. What ——_ ______ Lotte about? They told her about a Latin music club. Whattime _—————attheclub? They met at 9:00 p.m. good? Yes, it was fantastic. atthe club? They danced and talked all evening. 3 4 5 6 What ——___— 7 8 Why taxi home? Because they didn’t have enough money What for the first time? They saw Edinburgh's historic buildings and monuments ____when they gothome? No, they made coffee and talked. __ after that? ‘They played their guitars and sang © Work with a partner Cover the answers. Take turns answering the questions Then cover the questions and rake turns making the questions from the answers7B GRAMMAR simple past: regular verbs st tense. Use the verbs in parentheses. © Complete the dialogues in the p% 1 | annie ‘Did youstudy French in college? (study) Beth No, |? French, 1__ Italian. 14 in x months in my third year. (not study, study, ive) _ in Rome? (live) Rome for si Annie Where * — you | Beth Near the Forum. 1 __ a house with some Italian students. (rent) Annie’ you Italian all the time? (speak) Beth Not always, because they *__ __ to practice their English. But | { °____ to cook great pastal (want, learn) = 2 | Huan © ___ you __ Brazil? (ike) | Ben We" _____it! we "@_ to come home. (love, not want) | Huan _____ you__________ around the country? (travel) Ben We ___ much because we were only there for two weeks. | (not travel) | Huan ____ you___inhotels? (stay) | Ben No, we '*_ . We stayed with Brazilian friends. 3 Dave "______you the game? Arsenal and Real Madrid? (watch) Carlos No, |" Dave Why not? Carlos | '"_____ late last night. until 7:00. (work, nat finish) Dave But the game *. _ at 7:45. (start) home until 9:30. Carlos Yes, but |® my train. 1___ (miss, not arrive) Dave That's too bad! It was a great game. 4 Sam 1% you three times last night, but you *____. (call, not answer) Sorry. | was at the movie theater with my sister. Lucia ___. me back? ‘And1?%________ you, too. Why "___ you — (text, not text) Lucia Because | was angry. Sam Angry? Why? lucia Because you" — __ to me at the party last week. You » —_ to Eva for about an hour. (not talk, talk) _____ to Eva for an hour! She had a problem and she just __totell me about it. (not talk, want) with her for twenty minutes? Sam Sam Lucia A problem? Is that why you * (dance)