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Read the article below and put the verbs in the brackets into the
correct
past tense( Past Simple,Past Continuous,Past Perfect,Past Perfect
Continuous)

Sean Evans 1) …………………………. (plan) the perfect family beach holiday for
months before he left the UK. Here, he tells us how his dream holiday
2) …………………………. (turn) into a fiery nightmare.
Last July, we 3) …………………………. (stay) on an idyllic Mediterranean island. We
4) …………………………. (be) on the island for three days when, on Tuesday morning,
while we 5) …………………………. (swim) in the sea, we suddenly 6) ………………………….
(see) smoke rising from the centre of the island. It was a forest fire!
At first we 7) …………………………. (be) frightened, but the locals 8) ………………………….
(tell) us not to worry. All afternoon, helicopters 9) …………………………. (fly)
overhead and they 10) …………………………. (drop) water onto the flames to try and
put them out.
But by evening the fire was even worse – and, thanks to the strong wind, it
11) …………………………. (move) towards our hotel! We tried to find the manager,
but he 12) …………………………. (already/leave) the building. By that time, everyone
13) …………………………. (panic) and in our fear we 14) …………………………. (run) away
from the flames towards the beach.
While we 15) …………………………. (wait) on the sand, the fire 16) ………………………….
(close) in on us. It was terrifying – we had nowhere to go. We
17) …………………………. (stand) on the beach for hours, and the sky
18) …………………………. (begin) to get light, when the wind finally
19) …………………………. (change) direction and 20) …………………………. (blow) the
flames back inland. We were safe at last!
Luckily, the fire 21) …………………………. (not/damage) our hotel or our belongings
but still, for our next holiday, we’re going somewhere cold!
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