1. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form in the text below. Use the simple past, the present simple or the past continuous.
Friday February 14th – St. Valentine’s Day
I shall never forget today. Never! It’s been one of the nicest days in my life. I am so excited because I ………………………..(get) 5 valentine cards now. They make me feel I mean something to my friends.
It was a special day from the moment I got to school. First, when I …………………..(open) the classroom door I ………………………(see) a big Valentine box on the teacher’s desk. Next, I ………………………….(take) my Valentine card out of my schoolbag and I …………………………….(drop) it in the box.
After that I ………………………..(see) Mike. He ……………………….(write) his card. Why did he blush and put away his card when ha saw me? I think he stopped writing his card because he ………………………….(not want) me to see who he …………………..(write) to. But why did he blush? These boys! I don’t think I’ll ever understand them.
Before the teacher ………………………..(come) into the classroom some children …………………..(talk) and ………………………….(laugh). Steve and Kate ……………………………..(decorate) walls with Valentine symbols: hearts, flowers and cupids. I ………………………...(eat) a heart-shaped chocolate from Mike.
Finally the teacher came into the classroom, so we all stopped what we were doing. The lesson began immediately and the teacer told us a lot of interesting things about Valentine’s Day.
1. got 2. was opening 3. saw 4. took 5. dropped 6. saw 7. was writing 8. doesn't want 9. wrote 10. came 11. were talking 12. laughing 13. were decorating 14. ate