Question

Exercise 3. The passage below describes a strange dream you had last night, Rewrite
the passage putting the verbs in the correct form of the past tense, either simple
past or past continuous:
It (be) just past midnight. The train (run) fast but smoothly. It had left Kanpur
behind and (head) towards Patna. Most of the passengers (sleep). An elderly
gentleman (tell) the beads and (mumble) a prayer. A young lady (reading) a novel
I (mentally go) over the events of the day when I (suddenly hear) a loud blast,
The train (shake) violently but (not get) derailed. It (be) a real narrow escape,​

Answer 1

Answer:

It was just past midnight. The train was running fast but smoothly. It had left Kanpur

behind and headed towards Patna. Most of the passengers were sleeping. An elderly

gentleman was telling the beads and mumbleda prayer. A young lady was reading a novel

I mentally had gone over the events of the day when I was suddenly heard a loud blast,

The train shaked violently but not was going derailed. It was a real narrow escape

Answer 2

ANSWER :

1. Was
2. Was running
3. headed
4. was sleeping
5. was telling
6. mumbled
7. was reading
8. mentally had gone
9. suddenly heared
10. shaked
11. not got
12. was being