PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE.

It seemed that the day would be as boring as usually, but nothing ............1...............(indicate)
the horror I ..............2...............(go) through. I ........3...........(sit) in a comfortable armchair
eating doughnuts and switching the channels when I ..........4.............(find) the Local News
Channel: ‘A boy ........5............(tear) to pieces by one dog, presumably by a big, aggressive
husky. The animal ........6..........(make) several lethal wounds to the boy and ...........7.............
(injure) three other people who ............8..................(now / fight) for life in the hospital.’ The
news shocked me: ‘Damn, another one. They ...............9...............(should / catch) that
bastard.’ I thought.

I ........10.............(get up), ........11............(put on) my shoes and my coat as I had just

remembered myself that I had to post a letter. I went down the stairs and through a long hall,
and I made my way out. The air .......12..........(be) extremely heavy, with dense fog
everywhere, nearly as dull as in London at this time of the year. The clouds ..........13..............
(be) a thick mixture of grey and black, which ........14............(not let / even) a single ray of light
break through.
I ...............15..................(walk) quite fast among colourful leaves ............16...............(bear) in
mind that the post office ............17............(be) closed.
In ten minutes’ time when I ............18........(see) in the mist something that .........19...........
(make) my blood run cold. At the beginning, it was only a dark shadow, but when
it ...........20........... (approach), I could clearly see the angry eyes, open mouth, sharp teeth and
the raised tail. The enormous husky .............21................(stop) about five yards in front of me
scowling at me with its piercing, black eyes. I ...........22........ (shiver) with horror when I
realised that the dog had bloodstains all around its head and on the chest!
I ...............23..............(move) a few steps back after I ...................24.....................(understand)
that it had to be the one that I ..........25............hear) about in the news.

Suddenly, I ............26.............(realise) that there was nobody in the park except for the animal
and me. I ................27......................(be / never) in such a fearful and stressful situation
before! I ...........28.............(notice) that I could hear no other sound that the beating of my
heart: even the wind ...................29............(blow). All of a sudden, the dog made a growl
making my hair stand on end. Certainly, I .......................30.................(must / be) very pale
then as I could feel that the husky ..................31..............(go) to attack in a second. As if
it ................32..................(read) my thoughts, the animal ...........33...............(move) towards
me. I shielded my face with my hands ................34................(wait) for the furious blow, my
heart ................35.............(beat) at the highest rate, but... nothing .................36.......................
(happen). The dog ..................37..............(pass) beside me and .................38.............(run
away).
I ...............39............(heave) a sigh of relief and slowly lowered my hands. Suddenly, I felt
someone .........40.........(tap) my shoulder. I ...............41.................(turn) around. In front of
me, I saw a short, lank, old lady who asked: ‘Excuse me, my
boy, ............................42........................(not / see) my little puppy?’
PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE.

It seemed that the day would be as boring as usually, but nothing indicated the horror I would go through. I was
sitting in a comfortable armchair eating doughnuts and switching the channels when I found the Local News
Channel: ‘A boy was torn to pieces by one dog, presumably by a big, aggressive husky. The animal made several
lethal wounds to the boy and injured three other people who are now fighting for life in the hospital.’ The news
shocked me: ‘Damn, another one. They should have caught that bastard.’ I thought.

I got up, put on my shoes and my coat as I had just remembered myself that I had to post a letter. I went down
the stairs and through a long hall, and I made my way out. The air was extremely heavy, with dense fog
everywhere, nearly as dull as in London at this time of the year. The clouds were a thick mixture of grey and
black, which did not even let a single ray of light break through.
I walked quite fast among colourful leaves bearing in mind that the post office would be closed
in ten minutes’ time when I saw in the mist something that made my blood run cold. At the beginning, it was only
a dark shadow, but when it approached, I could clearly see the angry eyes, open mouth, sharp teeth and the
raised tail. The enormous husky stopped about five yards in front of me scowling at me with its piercing, black
eyes. I shivered with horror when I realised that the dog had bloodstains all around its head and on the chest! I
moved a few steps back after I had understood that it had to be the one that I had heard about in the news.

Suddenly, I realised that there was nobody in the park except for the animal and me. Never before have I been in
such a fearful and stressful situation! I noticed that I could hear no other sound that the beating of my heart: even
the wind was not blowing. All of a sudden, the dog made a growl making my hair stand on end. Certainly, I must
have been very pale then as I could feel that the husky was going to attack in a second. As if it could read my
thoughts, the animal moved towards me. I shielded my face with my hands waiting for the furious blow, my heart
beating at the highest rate, but... nothing happened. The dog passed beside me and ran away.
I heaved a sigh of relief and slowly lowered my hands. Suddenly, I felt someone tapping my
shoulder. I turned around. In front of me, I saw a short, lank, old lady who asked: ‘Excuse me, my boy, haven’t
you seen my little puppy?’