Question

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. Vă roooog!

Answer 1

1.got
2.opened
3.saw
4.took
5.dropped
6.saw
7.was writing
8.didn't want
9.was writing
10.came
11.were talking and laughing
12.were decorating 
13.ate