Question

Decide if the verbs should be in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

On my first day at work, I was a bit nervous. I —- (get) up early, —- (have) a
shower, and —- (drink) some coffee. I was too nervous to eat.
I —- (think) I —– (look) very smart. I —– (wear) a suit and my best shoes. I —-
(walk) to the bus stop and —- (wait) for the bus. While I —- (wait), I —–
(notice) that people —– (look) at me in a strange way. I —- (try) to ignore them,
and when my bus —- (arrive) I —- (get) on and —- (find) a seat. 30 minutes
later, I —- (arrive) at my office. Just as I —- (get) off the bus, I —- (look) down
and —- (realise) that I —- (wear) shoes of different colors…

Answer 1

Answer:

got, had, drank, thought,was looking, wore, walked,waited, was waiting, noticed, were looking, was trying, arrived,got, was finding, arrived, got, looked, realised, wore

Answer 2

Answer:

Simple Past represents an action that happened in the past and was completed in the past.

Past continuous signifies an event which started in the past and still continued in the past for a span of time.

Explanation:

The words in bold are the appropriate tense.

• On my first day at work, I was a bit nervous. I got up early, had a shower, and drank some coffee. I was too nervous to eat.

• I thought  I was looking very smart. I wore a suit and my best shoes. I was walking  to the bus stop and waiting for the bus. While I was waiting ,I noticed that people were looking at me in a strange way. I tried to ignore them,and when my bus arrived I got on and found  a seat.

• 30 minutes later, I arrived at my office. Just as I got off the bus, I looked down and realised  that I was wearing shoes of different colors…