II. Write the verbs in the right tense form.
I (1) in London at last. (to arrive)
The railway station was big, black and dark.
I (2) the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter, (not to know)
The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he (3) (to understand)
He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. "I (4) foreigner," I said. (to be)
Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.
My teacher never spoke English like that! In England, each man (5) a different language. (to speak)
Answers & Comments
1. I arrived in London at last.
2. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.
3. He understood me at last.
4. I am a foreigner.
5. Each man speaks a different language in England.