Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past condnuous .
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 (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 ) ( open ) the door quickly and 12) ( say ) Get in, George.' C Andy 1) ( step ) into the house and 2) (close ) the door behind him . Everything 3 ) ...... ( ) quiet . His heart (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 .
