Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. THE DOWNTON GAZETTE Аdevastating flash flood 1) (occur) in the village of Downton yesterday. Emma Michael, a local resident, narrowly escaped injury when floodwaters 2) (wash away) a bridge on her way to work. "It 3)... (rain) and the wind 4) (blow) as I 15) (drive) to work yesterday morning," says Emma. I 6)... (listen) to the radio when I 7)... (hear) reports that the water in the river 8)...(be) really high. I 9) (stop) my car to take a look and, at that moment, a huge wall of water 10) (rush) down the river and 11) (sweep away) the bridge. I the 12) (have) a lucky escape!​