Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. A. As soon as Margaret 1) . (get)...

A. As soon as Margaret got off the train, she pulled her coat around her. Rain was falling heavily and a cold wind was blowing across the platform. She looked around, but no one was waiting to meet her. She turned to leave when she heard footsteps. A man was walking towards her. He smiled at her, then he said, “You’re finally here”.

B. George picked up his bag then, threw it over his shoulder. It was getting dark and he had a long way to go. He wished that he had let someone know that he was coming. It started to rain, and he was feeling cold and tired from the long journey. Suddenly, he heard a noise, then he saw two bright lights on the road ahead. A car was heading towards him. It slowed down and finally stopped beside him. A man was sitting at the wheel. He opened the door quickly and said, “Get in, George”.

A. 1) got 2) pulled 3) was falling 4) was blowing 5) looked 6) was waiting 7) turned 8) heard 9) was walking 10) smiled 11) said B. 1) picked 2) threw 3) was getting 4) had 5) started 6) heard 7) saw 8) was heading 9) stopped 10) was sitting 11) opened 12) said

Certainly! Here's the expanded answer with the verbs correctly placed in the past simple or the past continuous:

A. As soon as Margaret got off the train, she pulled her coat around her. Rain was falling heavily and a cold wind was blowing across the platform. She looked around, but no one was waiting to meet her. She turned to leave when she heard footsteps. A man was walking towards her. He smiled at her, then he said, “You’re finally here”.

B. George picked up his bag then, threw it over his shoulder. It was getting dark and he had a long way to go. He wished that he had let someone know that he was coming. It was starting to rain, and he was feeling cold and tired from the long journey. Suddenly, he heard a noise, then he saw two bright lights on the road ahead. A car was heading towards him. It slowed down and finally stopped beside him. A man was sitting at the wheel. He opened the door quickly and said, “Get in, George”.

Explanation:

1. Past Simple: This tense is used for actions that were completed at a specific point in the past.

   • Examples: "got", "pulled", "looked", "turned", "heard", "smiled", "said", "picked", "threw", "had", "heard", "saw", "slowed", "stopped", "opened".

2. Past Continuous: This tense is used for actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past or to set the scene.

   • Examples: "was falling", "was blowing", "was waiting", "was walking", "was getting", "was starting", "was feeling", "was heading", "was sitting".

Contextual Analysis:

• Margaret's Scenario (A):

  • Upon getting off the train (completed action), she pulled her coat around her to protect herself from the heavy rain and cold wind (ongoing actions setting the scene).
  • She looked around but noticed no one was there to meet her (ongoing situation).
  • She turned to leave (completed action) when she heard footsteps (completed action within the ongoing scene).
  • A man was walking towards her (ongoing action) and then smiled and spoke to her (completed actions).

• George's Scenario (B):

  • George picked up his bag and threw it over his shoulder (completed actions).
  • It was getting dark (ongoing situation) and he had a long way to go (completed thought about the past).
  • He wished he had informed someone of his arrival (reflection on past actions).
  • It was starting to rain (ongoing action) and he felt cold and tired (ongoing state).
  • He heard a noise and saw lights (completed actions initiating new events).
  • A car was heading towards him (ongoing action) and then it slowed down and stopped (completed actions).
  • A man was sitting at the wheel (ongoing state) who then opened the door and spoke to George (completed actions).

This structure helps in understanding the sequence of events and the background setting in both scenarios.