Page 15 - English Grammar in Use Suppl. Ex. - Fifth Edition

Units
Units Past simple and past continuous
137-
5–6
145 (I did and I was doing)

11 Last week John went to Scotland on a business trip. Read his diary for last week.
Then complete the report he sent to his boss using the past simple.

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From: John Hutchings
6 MARCH
Thursday To: Simon Sato
Subject: Visit to Scotland 6 & 7 March
• fly to Edinburgh
am • have lunch with Scottish
sales team I (1) flew to Edinburgh on Thursday morning and
(2) lunch with the Scottish sales team.
• visit two factories
• discuss last series of Then I (3) our two factories there and
pm
adverts with marketing (4) our last series of adverts with the
manager (not keen on them)
marketing manager. He (5) keen on
7 MARCH them, unfortunately.
Friday
On Friday morning I (6) to Glasgow
• drive to Glasgow
am • meet architects – look and (7) the architects. We
at new office plans (8) at the new office plans and in the
• go to see new office afternoon we (9) to see the new office
building
• invite architects to building. I (10) the architects
pm
dinner (not free) to dinner, but they (11) free.
• catch overnight train to
London I (12) the overnight train back to London.

12 Think about what you did one day last week. Complete the diary below. Then write a
report using the past simple.

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Day:
am
Name:
On morning
lunch

pm

dinner

evening

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