Exercise 9. Open the brackets and use either the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous.
The sun (to go) down behind the hills when I (to reach) a village which (to be) only a few
miles from the sea. The working day (to be) over, and the villagers (to come) home from the
fields. Along the road two boys (to drive) cows and sheep in the direction of the village. I (to
approach) a group of people standing near the road and (to ask) them if I could find a place in
the village to spend the night. An old man (to say) he would help me. He (to take) me to his
small cottage at the far end of the street. A fire (to burn) in the stove when we (to enter) the
house. One girl of about eighteen (to prepare) supper in the kitchen while two other girls still
(to do) something in the kitchen garden near the house. The old man (to invite) me to have
supper with them. They all (to seem) to be nice people and we (to have) a friendly talk. After
supper my 'new friends and I (to go) out into the garden. The moon (to shine) high in the sky,
and the night (to be) warm and beautiful. That evening (to be) very pleasant and I shall
remember it a long time.
