Ex.7 Complete the story with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Ex.7 Complete the story with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Last summer, I 1 was living (live) in Hawaii. One Saturday morning, I 2 ___ (wake up) early, and it 3 ___ (be) a beautiful day. The sun 4 ___ (shine), and I 5 ___ (feel) really happy. I 6 ___ (not need) to go to work that day, so I 7 ___ (decide) to go surfing. Most of my friends 8 ___ (work) and my girlfriend 9 ___ (visit) her parents, so I 10 ___ (go) to the beach alone. When I 11 ___ (arrive), the beach 12 ___ (be) already crowded. A lot of people 13 ___ (sunbathe), children 14 ___ (play) games and people 15 ___ (swim) in the sea. Everyone 16 ___ (enjoy) the lovely summer day. I 17 ___ (put) my things down on the beach, and then I 18 ___ (begin) walking to the sea with my surfboard. Suddenly a man 19 ___ (shout), 'Shark! Shark! Get out of the water!' At first, I 20 ___ (not understand) what to do, but then I 21 ___ (see) a big shark. Luckily, it 22 ___ (not attack) anyone and 23 ___ (swim) away quickly. I 24 ___ (not stay) at the beach after that, and I 25 ___ (go) home without going surfing!