Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous


Here he was (be), Davey Stark, the big rock star. It 2 ........................... (be) the
end of an exhausting two-hour concert. The fans 3 ........................... (scream)
and 4 ........................... (shout). They ........................... (want) Davey, their
hero. His face 6 ........................... (pour) with sweat, his hair 7 .......................... .
(drip) and his heart 8 ........................... (thump) violently. But he
9 .......................... (love) these moments at the end of a concert. He always
10 .......................... (feel) powerful and in control. He 11 .......................... .
(decide) to do one more song for the crowd: one of his most popular. When he
12 ........................... (start) singing, the crowd 13 ........................... (go) wild. By
the end of the song, they 14 ........................... (all/dance) and 15 .......................... .
(clap) their hands. When Davey 16 ........................... (leave) the stage, he
17 ........................... (be) exhausted but exhilarated. But when he
18 ........................... (get back) to the dressing room, he 19 ......................... ..
(open) the door and 20 ........................... (see) that two men 21 .......................... .
(wait) for him. They 22 ........................... (lock) the door behind Davey. He
23 ........................... (shout) for his bodyguard Bernard, but no-one
24 ........................... (come). The two men 25 ........................... (tie) his hands
behind his back, 26 ........................... (blindfold) and 27 ........................... (gag)
him. Davey 28 ........................... (can hear) Bernard in the next room. Bernard
29 ........................... (talk) to someone and he 30 ........................... (say) terrible
things about Davey. He 31 ........................... (say) that Davey 32 ......................... ..
(deserve) it. 33 ........................... (Deserve) what? What 34 ......................... ..
(he/mean)? What 35 ........................... (go on)? Why 36 ........................... (not
someone tell) him what 37 ............................ (happen)?

Answer 1

2. was
3. were screaming
4. shouting
5. wanted
6. was pouring
7. was dripping 
8.was thumping
9.loved
10. felt
11. decided
12. started
13. went
14. were all dancing
15.clapping
16. left
17. wasn't
18. got back
19. opened
20. saw
21. were waiting
22. locked
23.shouted
24. came
25. tied
26. blindfolded
27. gagged
28. could hear
29. was talking
30. was saying
31. said
32. deserved
33. deserved
34. did he mean
35. was going on
36. didn't someone tell
37. was happening