Question

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a) read the story entitled "The Stranger". Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense past simple, past continuous or past perfect.

Have you ever felt terrified? This is what happened to me last summer while I 1)..........(be) on holiday with my parents is a seaside village in Italy. The weather was gorgeous and we 2)......(spend) most of our days at the beach. One morning we 3)....... (decide) to go for a walk in a neabry forest. The sun 4).......(shine) brightly and the birds 5)......... (sing) happily as we 6)...........(make) our way the forest. I 7)............ (run) ahead of my parents and 8)...........(chase) a butterfly when I 9)...........(realise) that they 10)..........(not/follow) me. They 11)....... (disappear). Suddenly, four huge dogs 12)..........(appear) from nowhere. They 13)...........(bark) loudly and 14)......(show) their huge teeth as they surrounded me. I 15)........(try) to call my parents, but I 16)........(lost) my voice. I was terrified and I 17)..........(not/know) what to do. I 18).........(close) my eyes and 19)...........(start) crying. It was then that I 20).......... (hear) a harsh voice. The man 21)....... (speak) some strange words and the dogs 22)..........(become) quiet. I slowly 23)..............(open) my eyes only to see the man 24)..............(leave) with the dogs. I 25).......................(feel) very relieved. Who wouldn't be after all?

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Answer 1

1.was

2.were spending

3.decided

4.was shining

5.were singing

6.made

7.have ran

8.have chased

9.realised

10.have not followed

11.have disappeared

12.appeared

13.were barking

14.were showing

15.tried

16.have lost

17.didn't know

18.closed

19.started

20.have heard

21.have spoken

22.became

23.opened

24.left

25.felt