Условие:
Complete the conversation with the simple past tense or the past progressive
form of the verbs in parentheses.
REPORTER: What was the cause of the accident, Officer?
OFFIcER: Well, it looks like there were many causes. First of all, when the accident
1.occurred (occur)
,the driver was 2.driving (drive)
- much too fast. The driver
is a suspect in a burglary, and she 3._(leave)
town. While she 4._(drive), she
5._(speak)
When she
6._(see)
to someone on her car phone.
the pedestrian, she immediately
7._(step)
on the brakes, but it was too late. The victim wasn't paying attention, either.
First of all, he didn't wait for the traffic light to change. He 8._(cross)
against a red light when the car
9._(hit)
him. He
10. (not see)
the approaching car because he 11.
_ (talk)to his friend. The friend
wasn't paying attention, either. He
an ice cream cone while
he
13._ (cross)the street. When he
14._(notice)
the car; he 15_(try)
to push his friend out of the way, but it was too late.
REPORTER: How is the victim doing?
OFFICER: Well, when the ambulance 16._(arrive)
he 17._(bleed)
from a
head wound, but the doctors stopped the bleeding and they think he'll be OK.