Answers: Past Simple, Past Continuous

Last year I ____________________ (to go) to Greece for my holidays.
Best answer: I went
Other possibilities: None.

I ____________________ (to decide) to fly because it is much quicker than going by train or car.
Best answer: I decided
Other possibilities: None.

On the morning I left London, it _________________ (to rain), but when I __________________ (to step) off the plane at Athens airport it was a beautiful day.
Best answer: it was raining, but when I stepped
Other possibilities: it rained, but when I stepped

The sun ____________________(to shine) and a cool wind ________________ (to blow) from the sea.
Best answer: The sun was shining and a cool wind was blowing
Other possibilities: The sun shone and a cool wind blew [poetic, not idiomatic]

It ___________________ (to be) lovely.
Best answer: It was lovely
Other possibilities: None.

I ____________________ (to take) a taxi to my hotel.
Best answer: I took a taxi
Other possibilities: None.

While I _________________ (to sign) the hotel register, someone ____________________ (to tap) me on the shoulder.
Best answer: I was signing, someone tapped me
Other possibilities: None.

I _________________ (to turn round). It was a friend I hadn’t seen for ten years. He __________________ (to stay) at the same hotel.
Best answer: I turned round ... he was staying
Other possibilities: None.

That evening we ________________ (to go) for a walk. The town was still very busy.
Best answer: we went
Other possibilities: None.

The market traders _________________ (to sell) souvenirs and the foreign tourists _______________ (to try) to bring down the price with the help of a Greek phrase book.
Best answer: were selling ... were trying
Other possibilities: sold ... tried [poetic, not idiomatic]

We ____________________ (to watch) them for a while and then went back to the hotel.
Best answer: watched
Other possibilities: None