Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, past continous or the present perfect.


While I was on holiday in Bratislava I ..... (attend) a cabbage festival- that's right, cabbage! The festiral takes place in a small town called Stupava, 20 km from Bratislava. Since 1996, this three-day celebration ..... (promote) the local tradition of growing cabbage to make sauerkraut.
On the morning of the festival, we .... (catch) a bus from the city centre and ..... (arrive) in Stupava at about 10 am, It was a beautiful autumn day and the sun ..... (shine) brightly. First, we .... (wander) around the market area and I..... (buy) a few jars of sauerkraut to take home. At around midday, we got hungry so we..... (decide) to get some lunch. I .... (try) kapustnica, cabbage soup, and langose, which is fried bread covered in cheese and sauce- delicious! While we ... (eat), a local band ... start) playing traditional music. The atmosphere was fantastic! Definitely one of the best food festivals I ..... (ever/be) to!