Question

Ex 33 Open the brackets, using the correct tense form.

IN THE WAITING ROOM

I (enter) the dentist's waiting room which (be) full. Like any other waiting room, it (have) an atmosphere of its own. A small table (be covered) with very old magazines; the curtains (be) of indefinite colour and the armchairs definitely unclean. There (be) dusty pictures on the wall. I (take) my seat and (decide) to pass the time watching the people around me.
A little man beside me (turn) over the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously. It (be) hard to understand what he (look) at; from time to time he (throw) the magazine on the table and (pick up) another. Opposite me there (be) a young mother who (try) hard to quiet her son. The boy (make) aeroplane-noises as he (move) an ashtray on the floor. Near him an old man (sleep) and the boy's mother (be) afraid that sooner or later her son (wake up) him. I myself (be) sleepy. The boy (be) quiet now in his mother's arms. There (be) a deathly silence in the room and just at this moment the loud speaker (call) out the name of the next lucky person.

Answer 1

I entered (enter) the dentist's waiting room which was (be) full. Like any other waiting room, it had (have) an atmosphere of its own. A small table was covered (be covered) with very old magazines; the curtains were (be) of indefinite colour and the armchairs definitely unclean. There were (be) dusty pictures on the wall. I took (take) my seat and decided (decide) to pass the time watching the people around me.
A little man beside me was turning (turn) over the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was (be) hard to understand what he was looking (look) at; from time to time he threw (throw) the magazine on the table and picked up (pick up) another. Opposite me there was (be) a young mother who was trying (try) hard to quiet her son. The boy was making (make) aeroplane-noises as he was moving (move) an ashtray on the floor. Near him an old man was sleeping (sleep) and the boy's mother was (be) afraid that sooner or later her son would wake (wake up) him up. I myself was (be) sleepy. The boy was (be) quiet now in his mother's arms. There was (be) a deathly silence in the room and just at this moment the loud speaker called (call) out the name of the next lucky person.