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Complete the following text with the verbs in the correct narrative tense
(Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect)
The Expedition
take part in his expedition to find a lost city in South America, I 2…didn’t
(discover) an ancient map showing the exact position of the city. In fact, most
such city 5 …had never existed…. (never exist) or 6…felted…. (feel) that it
7…had vanished…. (vanish) a long time ago and 8…it became.. (become) simply a
legend. According to the Professor, the builders of the city 9…had hidden…
(hide) it among the mountains in order to protect its immense riches, which
(believe) that the modern inhabitants 12…had still kept… (still keep)
themselves apart from the rest of mankind for the very same reason. So
when we 13…had set off.. (set off) on a cool April morning towards the
following the map, which Sutcliffe 16…have studied….. (study) from time to
the other side of the valley. A rider whose clothes 20…shined…. (shine) like
gold!