SHARK ATTACK

Complete the text with the Past Continuous or Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Matthew Kent (1) _____________________________ (surf) with a friend in California when a

shark (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 (5)

___________________________ (shout) to his friend, Rob, but Rob (6)

_____________________________ (not understand). So Matthew (7)

______________________ (start) to swim very fast. “I (8)

_____________________________ (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 (12) ____________________________ (swim) towards me. They (13)

___________________________ (make) a circle around me and (14)

_______________________________ (stop) the shark getting near me. While I (15)

__________________________ (swim) towards the shore, the dolphins (16)

______________________ (keep) me safe”.

Matthew (17) _____________________________ (get) very weak and tired when, luckily, Ned
Winter, the coastguard, (18) _____________________________ (see) him. “I (19)

______________________________ (get) into my boat immediately and (20)

_____________________________ (go) to help him,” Ned said. “The water around Matthew was very
red because he (21) _______________________________ (still lose) a lot of blood. I (22)

__________________________ (lift) him out of the water immediately and (23)

________________________ (take) him back to the shore.”

“When the boat (24) __________________________ (arrive) at the shore”, continued Ned, “a
medical team (25) _____________________________ (already wait) for Matthew. They (26)

___________________________ (give) him first aid and (27)