Look and the list of verbs, then fill in the blanks with Past Simple. be, begin, become, stop, try, can, crash, fall, see, tell, rescue, take, give, make, arrive, thank Two men 1) were at sea in a small motor boat. It 2)…....…to rain and the sea 3) very rough. Suddenly the engine 4)……………….. The men 5) but they 6)……………….(not) start it again. Then a huge wave 7)………..against the boat and two men 8)……………..into the cold sea. Luckily there 9)………..a big ship nearby and the captain 10)……………..the two men. He immediately 11) ……….some of his crew to get a lifeboat and save the men. The crew in the lifeboat 12)………the two men and 13)…………..them onto their ship. One of the crew 14)………….the men blankets and 15) ………… them hot drinks. When they 16) ……………at the harbour the two men 17) …………..the captain of the ship and his crew for saving their lives.
1) were 2) began 3) became 4) stopped 5) tried 6) could not 7) crashed 8) fell 9) was 10) rescued 11) sent 12) took 13) brought 14) gave 15) made 16) arrived 17) thanked
1) were
2) began
3) became
4) stopped
5) tried
6) could not
7) crashed
8) fell
9) was
10) rescued
11) sent
12) took
13) brought
14) gave
15) made
16) arrived
17) thanked