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3 We accessories, sales A company director is talking about setting up his leather goods business. Complete these sentences using the verbs in the box in the past simple. be begin buy can not find grow have to introduce spent plan reply stay not want 1 We opened the first branch of our business in 1999. 2 We to expand too quickly and we at that branch for two years. to remain small and exclusive, but when we a new line in leather very rapidly 4 So, what we do? We open another factory. 51 a good factory foreman for months. 6 Then Nick Clee to our advertisement and he - perfect for the job. (vou) one of our briefcases when you first working? Complete this conversation between Rebecca and her manager Martin using the verbs in brackets in the past continuous. MARTIN: Rebecca, 11...was trying... (try) to call you for ages this morning. Why 2. (youor answer your phone? REBECCA: I'm sorry, Martin, but 13 (have) a breakfast meeting with some clients and didn't want to interrupt them. MARTIN Oh, yes. Of course. I forgot. But why were you late for our ten o'clock planning meeting? REBECCA: Again, I'm sorry, but as 14 (drive) from the breakfast meeting to the office, I got stuck in traffic. I did try to call in several times but the office number was always engaged and nobody (answer) at reception MARTIN. Hmm. And where were you yesterday afternoon? 16 Clook for you everywhere REBECCA: Laura and 17 (prepare) our presentation for this evening. People 8 (usel all the meeting rooms in the office, so we decided to go to the venue and work there. We 9 (practise) for ages. I meant to call you, but I10 (not feel very well by the end and I completely forgot. Write sentences using one verb in the past simple and one verb in the past continuous. 1 He/ write / his report/when/he/spill / coffee on his computer. He was writing his report when he spilt coffee on his computer 2 The auditors / arrive / when/he/ have / his lunch. 3 Share prices / increase / daily until/the market / crash. 4 My taxi/arrive /as/1/leave /the office. 51/tell/her about her new role / while / we/travel/to the conference. 6 The Board / announce/the name of the new CEO/ while /the staff/ celebrate the opening of the new office. 7 He/think / of retiring / when/they/offer/him a promotion