18.8. Употребите правильную форму глагола в скобках.
A VISIT TO ST. PETERSBURG
Last weekend we (travel) to St. Petersburg. We (get) on a fast
train at 3 o’clock. On the train my friend and I (talk) a little,
(read) some magazines and then (sleep) for about an hour.
The train (stop) only twice. It (take) us five hours to get to the
North capital. At about nine o’clock we (come) to our hotel. The
next day we (go) on a bus excursion about the city. Fortunately,
the weather (be) fine. We (start) from the Nevsky Prospect and
(drive) along it to the Neva. Our guide (know) a lot of interesting
facts, stories and jokes which she (tell) us with great pleasure.
The driver (stop) the bus from time to time, and we (go)
out to admire the wonderful churches, palaces, museums and
the famous bridges. We (learn) a lot of interesting things about
the city and its people. The bus (bring) us back to the Nevsky
Prospect at about four o’clock in the afternoon. It (be) time for
dinner. We (be) hungry and thirsty. We (enter) one of the many
cafes, (find) a table and (sit) down. We (choose) from the menu
what we (want). The dinner not (cost) us much. It was in fact
twice as cheap as in Moscow. There (be) a lot of people around
us. They (talk), (laugh), (drink) coffee. They (speak) different
languages: English, Italian, German, Finnish. After dinner we
(do) some shopping. We (buy) a few souvenirs and (go) to the
hotel. We (be) tired but very happy

Last weekend we TRAVELED (travel) to St. Petersburg. We (get) GOT on a fasttrain at 3 o’clock. On the train my friend and I (talk)TALKED a little,(read)READ some magazines and then SLEPT(sleep) for about an hour.The train STOPPED(stop) only twice. It TOOK(take) us five hours to get to theNorth capital. At about nine o’clock we CAME (come) to our hotel. Thenext day we WENT(go) on a bus excursion about the city. Fortunately,the weather WAS (be) fine. We STARTED(start) from the Nevsky Prospect and DROVE(drive) along it to the Neva. Our guide KNEW (know) a lot of interestingfacts, stories and jokes which she TOLD (tell) us with great pleasure.The driver STOPPED (stop) the bus from time to time, and we (go) WENTout to admire the wonderful churches, palaces, museums andthe famous bridges. We LEARNT (learn) a lot of interesting things aboutthe city and its people. The bus BROUGHT (bring) us back to the NevskyProspect at about four o’clock in the afternoon. It (be) WAD time fordinner. We (be) WERE hungry and thirsty. We (enter) ENTERED one of the manycafes, (find) FOUND a table and SAT (sit) down. We CHOSE (choose) from the menuwhat we WANTED (want). The dinner DID not COST (cost) us much. It was in facttwice as cheap as in Moscow. There WERE (be) a lot of people aroundus. They WERE TALKING (talk), LAUGHING (laugh), DRINKING (drink) coffee. They WERE SPEAKING (speak) differentlanguages: English, Italian, German, Finnish. After dinner we DID(do) some shopping. We BOUGH(buy) a few souvenirs and WENT(go) to thehotel. We WERE (be) tired but very happy