3 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Then ask and answer questions about the story, as in the example.
It 1)... (be) a cool autumn morning, but it 2) .....(not/rain) so Paul decided to drive to the river to take a walk. The sun 3) .... (shine) at first, but later the sky went dark. Soon it 4)..... (rain) heavily.
Paul waited under a tree, but the rain just got heavier. As he was watching, the river 5) .....(move) faster and faster. Suddenly, Paul 6) ..... (hear) a shout for help. There was a man in the water - and the river 7) .... (take) him down past Paul! Without thinking, Paul jumped in. As the man 8) ...(go) past, Paul grabbed his arm and 9) ... (pull) him to the river bank.
Paul 10) ..... (drive) the man to hospital, where they said he was fine. Paul 11) ... (feel) glad about that, but he was cold and wet. All he 12)
... (want) was to go home and have a hot shower. Wouldn't anyone? A: Was it raining when Paul left for the river? B: No, it wasn't.​