The Cold English Sea
Fill in the correct form of the verb !
Peter
a good time yesterday? (
YOU HAVE
)
John
Yes. I
up at about 7 and
to the beach for a swim. then I
breakfast in a cafe. (
GET, GO, HAVE
)
Peter
The small one near the harbour?
John
No, the big one near the car park.
it yesterday? (
YOU SEE
)
Peter
No I didn't. I
too tired to notice anything. (
BE
)
John
I
some biscuits while I was there. Would you like one ? (
BUY
)
Peter
No thanks. I
a big lunch at one. Was the sea cold? (
HAVE
)
John
Yes, I
it to be so cold in July. (
NOT EXPECT
)
Peter
Didn't you know that the sea here is never very warm?
John
Well, I
an Englishman at Dover, when I first
, who told me that the English never
swimming in July and August because the sea is too hot for them. He said he
a woman whose legs were badly burned from swimming in the sea in August. (
MEET, ARRIVE, GO, KNOW
)
Peter
He
your leg. (
PULL
)
John
I
him, of course, but I pretended to. (
NOT BELIEVE
)
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