Past simple and past continuous

In 1904, in the middle of a summer afternoon, Fred Lorz (1. run) ____ the Olympic marathon.

• ran

• runs

• was running

• were running

The sun (2. shine) ____ and it was very hot.

• shone

• shines

• was shining

• were shining

Fred (3. feel) ____ tired after running nine miles, so he (4. decide) ____ to stop.

• felt/ decided

• feels/ decided

• was feeling/ decided

• felt/ was deciding

While he (5. sit) ____ next to the road, his manager (6. drive) ____ past.

• sat/ drove

• was sitting/ drove

• were sitting/ drove

• sat/ was driving

He (7. stop) ____ his car, and Lorz (8. get) ____ in.

• stopped/ got

• stoped/ got

• was stopping/ got

• stopped/ was getting

But eleven miles later, the car (9. break) ____ down, so Lorz started running.

• breaks

• was breaking

• were breaking

• broke

He (10. come) ____ first in the race.

• comes

• came

• was running

• were running

But while he (11. get) ____ his gold medal, a spectator (12. complain) ____

• got/ complained

• were getting/ complained

• was getting/ complained

• got/ were complaining

Lorz (13. give) ____ back the medal immediately, and said 'It (14. be) ____ just a joke!'

• gave/ was

• gave/ were

• was giving/ was

• was giving/ were