1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, past simple or past continoues.
THE LEGEND OF THE OURANG MEDAN
In June 1947, the Silver Star, an American ship 1). ....... (sail) near the island of Sumatra. Suddenly, it 2). ........ (receive) a call for help from the Ourang Medan, a Dutch cargo ship.
When they 3). ....... (find) it, something 4). ........ (be) strange. The ship 5). ..... (not/have) any damage.
While members of the crew 6). ...... (climb) on board, shivers 7). ..... (run) down their spines. Some of the men 8). ..... (search) the ship for survivors while others 9). ...... (tie) the two boats together.
Then, a mysterious fire 10). ...... (break) out and the crew 11). ..... (rush) back to the Silver Star. The ship 12). ...... (explode) and it quickly 13). ...... (sink).
Nobody knows what truly 14). .....(happen) on the Ourang Medan or even if it really 15). ..... (exist).
1)sailed
2)recived
3)found
4)was
5)didin't had
6)were climbing
7)ran
8)searched
9)were tying
10)broke
11)rushed
12)exploded
13)sank
14)happened
15)existed