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Complete the text with the Past Continuous or Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Matthew Kent
shark

(1)

_____________________________ (surf) with a friend in California when a

______________________________

(2)

(attack)

him.

“I

(3)

_______________________________ (lie) on my surfboard, because I was tired, when suddenly a
huge black shape

(4)

_________________________ (appear) in the water”, Matthew said. Matthew

___________________________

(shout)

to

his

friend,

_____________________________ (not understand). So Matthew
(start) to swim very fast. “I

(8)

(7)

Rob,

but

Rob

(5)
(6)

______________________

_____________________________ (try) not to think about the danger

while I (9) ____________________________ (swim),” he told newspapers reporters.
The

shark

(10)

_______________________

(bite)

Matthew’s

arm

twice.

“It

(11)

_______________________ (not hurt) very much, but there was a lot of blood and I was very
frightened. Then, suddenly, six or seven dolphins
me.

They

(12)

____________________________ (swim) towards

___________________________

(13)

_______________________________
__________________________

(stop)

(swim)

the

(make)
shark

towards

a

circle

getting

the

around

near

shore,

me

me.
the

and

(14)

I

(15)

While
dolphins

(16)

______________________ (keep) me safe”.
Matthew
Winter,

(17)

the

_____________________________ (get) very weak and tired when, luckily, Ned

coastguard,

(18)

_____________________________

______________________________

(get)

into

my

boat

(see)

him.

immediately

“I
and

(19)
(20)

_____________________________ (go) to help him,” Ned said. “The water around Matthew was very
red because he

(21)

_______________________________ (still lose) a lot of blood. I

__________________________

(lift)

him

out

of

________________________ (take) him back to the shore.”

the

water

immediately

and

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Complete the text with the Past Continuous or Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Matthew Kent
shark

(2)

(lie)

on

(1)

_____was surfing______________ (surf) with a friend in California when a

____attacked_______________ (attack) him. “I
my

surfboard,

because

________appeared__________

I

was

(appear)

__________shouted_______________

tired,
in

when

the

(shout)

to

(9)

(8)

__________was lying_____________
suddenly

water”,
his

understand______________ (not understand). So Matthew
swim very fast. “I

(3)

huge

Matthew

friend,
(7)

a

Rob,

black

said.

but

shape

Matthew

Rob

(4)
(5)

___didn’t

(6)

_____started_____________ (start) to

____tried______________________ (try) not to think about the danger while I

_____was swimming___________ (swim),” he told newspapers reporters.
The shark

(10)

_______bit_____________ (bite) Matthew’s arm twice. “It

(11)

___didn’t

hurt________ (not hurt) very much, but there was a lot of blood and I was very frightened. Then,
suddenly, six or seven dolphins

_____swam____________ (swim) towards me. They

(12)

_________made_____________

(make)

a

circle

around

me

and

_____stopped___________________ (stop) the shark getting near me. While I

swimming__________ (swim) towards the shore, the dolphins

(16)

(13)
(14)

___was

(15)

_____kept____________ (keep) me

safe”.
Matthew
Winter,

(17)

the

_____was getting_____________ (get) very week and tired when, luckily, Ned

coastguard,

______saw____________________

(18)

______got__________________

(get)

into

my

boat

(see)

him.

immediately

“I
and

(19)
(20)

________went________________ (go) to help him,” Ned said. “The water around Matthew was very
red because he

(21)

________still

_______lifted_____________

was

(lift)

losing__________ (still lose) a lot of blood. I
him

out

of

________took____________ (take) him back to the shore.”

the

water

immediately

and

(22)
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