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Complete the text with the Past Continuous or Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets Matthew Kent shark (1) _ (surf) with a friend in California when a (2) (attack) him “I (3) _ (lie) on my surfboard, because I was tired, when suddenly a huge black shape (4) _ (appear) in the water”, Matthew said Matthew _ (shout) to his friend, _ (not understand) So Matthew (start) to swim very fast “I (8) (7) Rob, but Rob (5) (6) _ (try) not to think about the danger while I (9) (swim),” he told newspapers reporters The shark (10) _ (bite) Matthew’s arm twice “It (11) _ (not hurt) very much, but there was a lot of blood and I was very frightened Then, suddenly, six or seven dolphins me They (12) (swim) towards _ (13) _ (stop) (swim) the (make) shark towards a circle getting the around near shore, me me the and (14) I (15) While dolphins (16) (keep) me safe” Matthew Winter, (17) the _ (get) very weak and tired when, luckily, Ned coastguard, (18) _ (get) into my boat (see) him immediately “I and (19) (20) _ (go) to help him,” Ned said “The water around Matthew was very red because he (21) _ (still lose) a lot of blood I (lift) him out of (take) him back to the shore.” the water immediately and (22) (23) Complete the text with the Past Continuous or Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets Matthew Kent shark (2) (lie) on (1) _was surfing (surf) with a friend in California when a attacked _ (attack) him “I my surfboard, because appeared I was (appear) shouted _ tired, in when the (shout) to (9) (8) was lying _ suddenly water”, his understand (not understand) So Matthew swim very fast “I (3) huge Matthew friend, (7) a Rob, black said but shape Matthew Rob (4) (5) _didn’t (6) _started _ (start) to tried (try) not to think about the danger while I _was swimming _ (swim),” he told newspapers reporters The shark (10) _bit _ (bite) Matthew’s arm twice “It (11) _didn’t hurt (not hurt) very much, but there was a lot of blood and I was very frightened Then, suddenly, six or seven dolphins _swam (swim) towards me They (12) _made _ (make) a circle around me and _stopped _ (stop) the shark getting near me While I swimming (swim) towards the shore, the dolphins (16) (13) (14) _was (15) _kept (keep) me safe” Matthew Winter, (17) the _was getting _ (get) very week and tired when, luckily, Ned coastguard, saw (18) got (get) into my boat (see) him immediately “I and (19) (20) went (go) to help him,” Ned said “The water around Matthew was very red because he (21) still _lifted _ was (lift) losing (still lose) a lot of blood I him out of took (take) him back to the shore.” the water immediately and (22) (23)