1. complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the past simple, the past continuous or the past perfect. last saturday, maria went with three friends to the cinema. she arrived first and 1 … (decide) to buy some popcorn. she 2 … (look) in her bag for her money when she 3 … (realise) that she 4 … (leave) her purse at home. her friends met her as she 5 … (walk) back home. fortunately, one of them 6 … (lend) her some money. by the time they got into the cinema, the film 7 … (start) and they 8 … (miss) the first scene so they never9 … (find out) why all the people in the village were extremely tall and 10 … (have) green hair.

Last Saturday, Maria went with three friends to the cinema. She arrived first and 1 … (decided) to buy some popcorn. She 2 … (was looking) in her bag for her money when she 3 … (realised) that she 4 … (had leaft) her purse at home. Her friends met her as she 5 … (was walking) back home. Fortunately, one of them 6 … (lent) her some money. By the time they got into the cinema, the film 7 … (had started) and they 8 … (had missed) the first scene so they never9 … (found out) why all the people in the village were extremely tall and 10 … (had) green hair.