Mrs
Hay (was driving) along a small country road when she (saw) a man
at the side of the road.
He (was waving) and pointing at his car.
Mrs
Hay (stopped) and (asked) the man if he was all right.
"My
car's broken down," said the man.
"Where
do you want (to go)?" asked Mrs Hay.
"London,"
replied the man.
"Well,
I (am not going) to London, but I (will give) you a lift to the
station, if you like."
On the way they chatted.
(Do you work) in London?" asked
Mrs Hay.
"No,
I don't. I (run) my own business in Oxford.
But
today I (am having) lunch with a friend in London - we always (have)
lunch together on Fridays.
I promised (to meet) her at one
o'clock."
"There's
a train at 11.30. I don't think you (will be) late for your
appointment."
When
they arrived at the station, a train (was standing) at the platform.
"That's
your train," said Mrs Hay.
"You
(will catch) it if you're quick."
After
the man (had got out) of the car, Mrs Hay (drove away).
A few minutes
later she realised that she (had made) a mistake: it was the wrong
train.
She went back to the station, but the train wasn't there: it (had already
left)!
She
went into the station and asked at the information desk where the train was going.
"Edinburgh," the information clerk told her.
"Where
does it stop?" asked Mrs Hay.
"It's
the express service," the clerk told her.
"It
doesn't stop until it gets to Edinburgh.”