Fill in the Blanks Complete the text below using the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous:Online version Complete the text below using the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous: by Central Academy 1 One afternoon , Socrates ( to stand ) outside the gates of Athens when he noticed a traveller who ( to stare ) at him for a long time . 2 Socrates ( to ask ) the man why he ( to come ) to Athens . " I ? m thinking of moving to Athens , " he said . 3 The man replied , " Oh , it was awful . Everyone stabs you in the back and wants to make money off of you . " Frowning , Socrates ( to tell ) him , " Well , you ? ll find the same things here . I suggest you to go somewhere else " . 4 Socrates ( to stand ) there a few hours more when another man ( to approached ) him . 5 This man too ( to arrive ) in Athens and ( to consider ) moving to the city . He too asked Socrates , " Can you tell me what is like to live here " Socrates asked , " First would you tell me what was like to live in your previous home city ? " " Where I come from the people work together and help each other " , said the man . 6 " Kindness is everywhere and you are never treated with anything but respect " . " Well , " ( to reply ) Socrates , " you ? ll find the same thing here . Welcome to Athens " .
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