8 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple. A I 1) ........... (feel) scared. I 2) ........... (not/know) what to do. People 3)........... (start) to run and scream but I 4)........... (not/can) move. B It 1) ........... (not/take) long to realise it was an earthquake. We quickly 2) ........... (grab) a few things and 3) ........... (rush) outside the hotel. C The sky 1)........... (become) grey and cloudy and it 2)............ (start) to rain. George 3) ........... (try) to radio for help but the radio 4) (not/work). We 5)........... (be) scared to death. ...
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A. I felt scared. I didn't know what to do. People started to run and scream but I couldn't move.
B. It didn't take long to realize it was an earthquake. We quickly grabbed a few things and rushed outside the hotel.
C. The sky became grey and cloudy and it started to rain. George tried to radio for help but the radio didn't work. We were scared to death.