2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense. A.On Monday morning, Jo 1) .missed. (miss)...

A. On Monday morning, Jo missed the bus and had to walk to school. When she arrived, the bell had already rung and lessons had started. The children were working quietly when Jo walked into the classroom.

B. When Jamie got to the party, a lot of people were dancing to pop music. Everyone was wearing jeans and T-shirts. Jamie bought a new suit for the party and he wore that. He felt quite silly because everyone was looking at him.

A. On Monday morning, Jo missed (miss) the bus and had to walk to school. When she arrived (arrive), the bell had already rung (already/ring) and lessons had started (start). The children were working (work) quietly when Jo walked (walk) into the classroom.

Explanation:

1. missed: Simple Past - This verb describes an action completed in the past.
2. arrived: Simple Past - Another action completed in the past, sequential to missing the bus.
3. had already rung: Past Perfect - Indicates that the bell ringing was an action completed before Jo arrived.
4. had started: Past Perfect - The lessons starting is also an action completed before Jo arrived.
5. were working: Past Continuous - Describes an ongoing action that was happening when Jo entered the classroom.
6. walked: Simple Past - This action happened at a specific point in the past, when Jo entered the classroom.

B. When Jamie got (get) to the party, a lot of people were dancing (dance) to pop music. Everyone was wearing (wear) jeans and T-shirts. Jamie had bought (buy) a new suit for the party and he was wearing (wear) that. He felt (feel) quite silly because everyone was looking (look) at him.

Explanation:

1. got: Simple Past - This verb indicates the moment Jamie arrived at the party.
2. were dancing: Past Continuous - Describes an ongoing action that was happening when Jamie arrived.
3. was wearing: Past Continuous - Indicates what people were wearing at the moment Jamie arrived.
4. had bought: Past Perfect - Describes an action (buying the suit) that was completed before Jamie arrived at the party.
5. was wearing: Past Continuous - Describes Jamie's attire at the moment he arrived at the party.
6. felt: Simple Past - Describes Jamie's reaction at that specific moment in the past.
7. was looking: Past Continuous - Describes the ongoing action of people looking at Jamie when he arrived.

In both scenarios, different past tenses are used to indicate the sequence and duration of actions. The Simple Past is used for actions that happened at specific points in the past, the Past Continuous for actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past, and the Past Perfect for actions that were completed before another action in the past.

A. On Monday morning, Jo missed the bus and had to walk to school. When she arrived, the bell had already rung and lessons had started. The children were working quietly when Jo walked into the classroom.

B. When Jamie got to the party, a lot of people were dancing to pop music. Everyone was wearing jeans and T-shirts. Jamie bought a new suit for the party and he wore that. He felt quite silly because everyone was looking at him.