Question

8 Read Ed's blog. Put the verb in brackets in the
Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
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Ed's blog
12 July
The day I nearly died
Today I ¹
(walk)
next to the river when I nearly
(stand) on a snake.
2
1³
fangs
15
in 3 hours.
6
(stop) immediately. The snake's
10 September
Knives and guns!
Early this morning we
(cross) the
(go) in and out. I was terrified.
(not move). One bite and you're dead
8
river by boat when we
7
(see) five canoes. The tribesmen
(carry) knives and guns. They were angry
(not have) permission to
(leave) as fast as
because we
be on their land. We 10
we could.
24 November
The jungle at night
| 11
(lie) in my
hammock last night trying to
sleep, but it was impossible
because the noise of the jungle was so loud.
12
(scream) in the trees, and
Monkeys
millions of mosquitos
head. I 14
15
13
(buzz) round my
(take) a sleeping pill and finally
(fall) asleep at 3.00 a.m.

Answer 1

Sure, I can help you identify the appropriate tense for each blank space:

1. (was walking)

2. (stood)

3. (will be bitten)

4. (stopped)

5. (hadn't moved)

6. (was crossing), (was going)

7. (saw), (were carrying)

8. (didn't have), (were leaving)

9. (were)

10. (were lying)

11. (was screaming)

12. (buzzed)

13. (took), (fell)

Here's the text with the appropriate tenses filled in:

Ed's blog

12 July

The day I nearly died

Today I **was walking** next to the river when I nearly **stood** on a snake. I **was crossing** the river by boat when we **saw** five canoes. The tribesmen **were carrying** knives and guns. They were angry because we **didn't have** permission to be on their land. We **were** trying to leave as fast as we could.

10 September

Knives and guns!

Early this morning we **crossed** the river by boat when we **saw** five canoes. The tribesmen **were carrying** knives and guns. They were angry because we **didn't have** permission to leave as fast as we could.

24 November

The jungle at night

I **was lying** in my hammock last night trying to sleep, but it was impossible because the noise of the jungle was so loud. Monkeys **were screaming** in the trees, and millions of mosquitoes **were buzzing** round my head. I **took** a sleeping pill and finally **fell** asleep at 3.00 a.m.

Each tense was chosen based on the context of the sentence and the actions being described.