Past simple, past continuous, past perfect — Exercise 3
Use the past simple, past continuous, or past perfect simple forms of the verbs in brackets to fill in the blanks.
Hi Emma, I want to tell you what happened yesterday at work. When I (arrive) at the office, everyone (prepare) for the big presentation. I felt nervous because I (not finish) my slides the night before. While my manager (talk) to the clients, I suddenly realized that I (forget) to print some important documents. Before the meeting (start), I quickly (go) to the printer room. Unfortunately, the printer (not work), and someone (take) all the paper. By the time I (find) more paper, the presentation (already begin). While my colleague (explain) the first slide, I quietly (sit) down and tried to relax. After I (answer) a few questions, I finally (feel) more confident. It was stressful, but I learned a lot!