Narrative Tenses

It was getting late and Eric LeMarque decided to have one final run on his snowboard. As he ... down the mountain, he came across a thick fog and headed in the wrong direction.

• 'd gone

• was going

It was getting late and Eric LeMarque decided to have one final run on his snowboard. As he was going down the mountain, he ... across a thick fog and headed in the wrong direction.

• came

• was coming

All of a sudden Eric was completely lost. All he had with him was his snowboard, some bubble gum and an MP3 player. Eventually, he ... something he'd seen in a movie about using an MP3 player as a compass.

• remembered

• 'd remembered

All of a sudden Eric was completely lost. All he had with him was his snowboard, some bubble gum and an MP3 player. Eventually, he remembered something ... in a movie about using an MP3 player as a compass.

• was seeing

• 'd seen

On the eighth day Eric was seen by a helicopter that ... for him. He was completely exhausted but alive.

• had searched

• had been searching

A farmer couldn't believe what he saw when he came across a stranger living on his farm. The man, Ricky Megee ... off the land in the Australian bush for two months.

• lived

• had been living

Ricky ... near the border of Western Australia and Northern Territory. He stopped to help some people whose car had been broken down and offered them a lift to a nearby town.

• had been driving

• had driven

• was driving

Ricky was driving near the border of Western Australia and Northern Territory. He ... to help some people whose car had been broken down and offered them a lift to a nearby town.

• stopped

• had stopped

Ricky was completely lost in the bush. He ... insects, snakes and frogs and eventually managed to find a dam to provide him with water.

• ate

• had eaten

71 days after being left, Ricky was found by the farmer. He ... more than 50 kg in weight during his time in the bush.

• 'd lost

• was losing