Question

-Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses-At 6 p.m. yesterday a fire (1) _broke out_ (break out) at 16 Chestnut St., Otley, in an old building which (2) __________ (be abandoned) for years. The neighbours (3) _________ (call) the local fire brigade who said they (4) ____________ (come) at once. The fire engine driver, who (5) __________ (receive) his professional licence only a few days before, (6) _________ (drive) a little too fast and (7) ______________ (crash) into a tree. The firemen (8) ___________ (call) the headquarters to inform them about what (9) ____________ (happen) only to find out that the villagers (10) ____________ (manage) to put out the fire on their own.„We (11) ____________ (extinguish) fires in this area for years and nothing like that (12) ___________ (happen) before,” says Bill Hogan, the head officer for this area. „I’m sure the driver (13) _____________ (be punished) as the crash (14) ___________ (be) clearly his fault.”

Answer 1

At 6 p.m.yesterday a fire (1) broke out at 16 Chestnut St., Otley, in an old building which (2) had been abandoned for years. The neighbours (3) called the local fire brigade who said they (4) would come at once.
The fire engine driver, who (5) had received his professional licence only a few
days before, (6) was driving a little too fast and (7) crashed into a tree. The firemen (8) called the headquarters to inform them about what (9) had happened only to find out that the villagers (10) had managed to put out the fire on their own.
„We (11) have been extinguishing fires in this area for years and nothing like that
(12) happened before,” says Bill Hogan, the head officer for this area. „I’m sure the driver (13) will be punished as the crash (14) was clearly his fault.”

Answer 2

At 6 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out (break out) at 16 Chestnut St., Otley, in an old building which had been abandoned (be abandoned) for years. The neighbours called (call) the local fire brigade who said they would come (come) at once. The fire engine driver, who had received (receive) his professional licence only a few days before, was driving (drive) a little too fast and crashed (crash) into a tree. The firemen called (call) the headquarters to inform them about what had happened (happen) only to find out that the villagers had managed (manage) to put out the fire on their own.

"We have been extinguishing (extinguish) fires in this area for years and nothing like that has happened (happen) before," says Bill Hogan, the head officer for this area. "I'm sure the driver will be punished (be punished) as the crash was (be) clearly his fault."