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Read the radio interview and put the verbs
in brackets into the past simple or the past
continuous.
.......
Reporter: Yesterday, Bailey Franks 1) noticed
(notice) a wildfire outside the town of
Kinglake. Bailey,
Bailey, tell US what
2) ............... (happen).
Bailey: Well, it 3) ............... (be) a hot day,
but the wind 4)
........
(blow)
pretty hard. While | 5)
(drive) through the forest, I suddenly
6)
(smell) smoke, Sol
7)
(lock) my truck and
8) ...
.... (go) to investigate.
Reporter: And what 9). ........... (you/find)?
Bailey: A fire 10)
(burn) in the
forest, and it 11)
(grow) larger by the minute because
of the strong wind.
Reporter: What 12) ............ (you/do) next?
Bailey: I 13)... (call) the fire service
immediately They 14)
(arrive) quickly and 15)
(manage) to put out the fire before it
16)
.......... (get) out of control.
Reporter: It's a good thing you 17) ....
(see) the fire before it spread. You
18) .... (save) the people of
Kinglake a lot of trouble!