NARRATIVE TENSES

1. I'm Steve, a motor mechanic and this is the story of something strange that _________  to me about five years ago.

• 1. happened

• 1.  was happening

• 1. had happened

1. It was a freezing cold winter. One day I _________  a call to assist a motorist whose car had broken down and was stuck in snow.

• 1. received

• 1. was receiving

• 1. receive

1. When I ________the phone call, I was sure I knew where the motorist was. But when I got there, I couldn't see a car anywhere.

• 1.  was getting

• 1. had got

• 1. got

1. I  ______ to call my office, but my mobile's battery was dead. I looked around, the snow had stopped, but it was lying thick on the ground.

• 1. tried

• 1. was trying

• 1. try

1. I got out of the car and __________ looking for some sign of the motorist. I looked down and saw some footprints in the snow.

• 1. was starting

• 1. had started

• 1. started

1. 6. I began following them. They ______over a small bridge and across a park. It was freezing cold.

• 1.  had led

• 1. were leading

• 1. led

1. I _________ the footprints for about five minutes when I saw a phone box about one hundred metres away. I listened. I heard a noise.

• 1. followed

• 1. had been following

• 1. had followed

1. I _________ to help the motorist, but I was running late for my appointment.

• 1. wanted

• 1. was wanting

• 1. had wanted

1. I _________ my way through the snow to reach the car.

• 1. struggled

• 1. was struggling

• 1. had struggled

1. 10. As I _______to the place where the motorist was stranded, I noticed that the snow was getting heavier.

• 1.  had been driving

• 1. had driven

• 1. was driving