Complete the sentences with the correct forms
of the verbs in brackets. Use either the past simple
or the past continuous.
A couple of months ago I (1)____ (take)
part in a bike race that someone (2)_______________
(organise) in my town. The weather was great, the sun
(3)_______________(shine), and there were a lot of people
who (4) _ (stand) along the race route to
watch the cyclists. I really (5)___________(want) to win,
and I nearly (6)____________ (do)! Unfortunately, just
two kilometres before the finish, something terrible
(7)_______________(happen). Just as I (8)
(pass) the leaders, I (9)_______________(hit) another rider
and we both (10)_____________(fall) to the ground.
My dreams of victory (11)_______________(end) instantly.
1(12)__ (cannot) continue the race
because of the fall. Then an ambulance came and
I (13)_______________(end up) in hospital. 2