Past Simple or Past Continuous?

Last weekend, Chris Grimes, 17, ________ his kite near a local river, when suddenly, ....

• was flying

• flew

Last weekend, Chris Grimes, 17, was flying his kite near a local river, when suddenly, the wind ______ very hard ...

• was blowing

• blew

Last weekend, Chris Grimes, 17, was flying his kite near a local river, when suddenly, the wind was blowing very hard and the kite ______ Chris up into the air.

• was lifting

• lifted

'It _____ scary,' ______ Chris.

• was, was saying

• was, said

'I _______ to land in the river, because it's very deep.'

• was not wanting

• didn't want

At one point, however, he _______ down in the river.

• was coming

• came

As the kite ______ him along the top of the water, the water ____ his trousers down.

• was dragging, pulled

• dragged, was pulling

Then the wind ____ him up again and ____ him right across the river.

• was picking, was taking

• picked, took

Some people ____ along by the river, when they ____ him.

• were walking, saw

• walked, saw

'We ____ it,' said one witness.

• weren't believing

• couldn't believe