EF p 284. Entry Checker 3A

In pairs, use the verbs below in the correct tense to fill in the gaps

Word Bank: arrive, check in, fly (x2), have, leave, read, try

1. We __________ [1] at the airport and __________ [2].

2. We __________ [3] dinner when the plane hit some turbulence. At nine o'clock most people on the plane __________ [4] or __________ [5] to sleep.

3. When we arrived at the airport, we suddenly realized that we __________ [6] one of the suitcases in the taxi.

4. We __________ [7] for about two hours when suddenly the captain told us to fasten our seat belts because we __________ [8] into some very bad weather.

    

    

    

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1. arrived [1] / checked in [2]

    

    

    

2. were having [3] / were reading [4] / were trying [5]

    

    

    

3. 'd left (or had left) [6]

    

    

4. 'd been flying (or had been flying) [7] / were flying [8]

 

1 We arrived at the airport and checked in. 

2 We were having dinner when the plane hit some turbulence. At nine o'clock most people on the plane were reading or were trying to sleep.  

3 When we arrived at the airport, we suddenly realized that we'd left one of the suitcases in the taxi. 

4 We'd been flying for about two hours when suddenly the captain told us to fasten our seat belts because we were flying into some very bad weather.