11 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. A As soon as Margaret 1) ...got... (get) off the train, she 2)................................................... (pull) her coat around her. Rain 3)................................................... (fall) heavily and a cold wind 4) ................................................... (blow) across the platform. She 5) ................................................... (look) around, but no one 6) ................................................... (wait) to meet her. She 7) ................................................... (turn) to leave when she 8) ................................................... (hear) footsteps. A man 9) ................................................... (walk) towards her. He 10) ................................................... (smile) at her, then he 11) ................................................... (say), 'You're finally here.' B George 1) ................................................... (pick) up his bag then, 2) ................................................... (throw) it over his shoulder. It 3) ................................................... (get) dark and he 4) ................................................... (have) a long way to go. He wished that he had let someone know that he was coming. It 5) ................................................... (start) to rain, and he was feeling cold and tired from the long journey. Suddenly, he 6) ................................................... (hear) a noise, then he 7) ................................................... (see) two bright lights on the road ahead. A car 8) ................................................... (head) towards him. It slowed down and finally 9) ................................................... (stop) beside him. A man 10) ................................................... (sit) at the wheel. He 11) ................................................... the door quickly and 12) ................................................... 'Get in, George.' C Andy 1) ................................................... (step) into the house and 2) ................................................... (close) the door behind him. Everything 3) ................................................... (be) quiet. His heart 4) ................................................... (beat) fast and his hands 5) ................................................... (shake) as he crept silently into the empty house, but he was trying not to panic. He soon 6) ................................................... (find) what he 7) ................................................... (look) for. He smiled with relief as he put on the clothes. The men who 8) ................................................... (follow) him would never recognise him now.