1.Use the verbs in brackets in the past simple, past continous or past perfect.
When Anna read the email, she........(frown). Peter's mother.......(invite) herself to stay. As soon as Peter got home from work that night, she........(tell) him the news. We must remember to put out that awful vase she .........(buy) us before she gets here she added. The day of the visit arrived. Anna...........(clean) the house. Unfortunately, when she..........(dust) the furniture, she.......(knock) over the vase. As soon as Anna........(see) what she ..........(do) she almost cried. She..........(pick) up the pieces, then she carefully.......(glue) them back together. Just as Anna........(fill) the vase with flowers, Peter's mother arrived. She.....(look) at the vase and.......(say). Anna Lovely to see you! Where did you get that vase? It's horrible! I thought you.....(have) better taste than that!
When Anna read the email, she hadfrown. Peter's mother had invited herself to stay. As soon as Peter got home from work that night, she told him the news. We must remember to put out that awful vase she bought before she gets here, she added. The day of the visit arrived. Anna was cleaning the house. Unfortunately, when she was dusting the furniture, she knocked over the vase. As soon as Anna saw what she had done, she almost cried. She hadpicked up the pieces, then she carefully glued them back together. Just as Anna filled the vase with flowers, Peter's mother arrived. She had looked at the vase and said Anna: Lovely to see you! Where did you get that vase? It's horrible! I thought you had better taste than that!