Complete the following text with the verbs in the correct narrative tense

Complete the following text with the verbs in the correct narrative tense

(Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect)

The Expedition

‘When Professor Sutcliffe, the famous archaeologist, …………………….. (invite) me to take part in his expedition to find a lost city in South America, I ………………………. (not hesitate) to accept his invitation. Sutcliffe …………………… (discover) an ancient map showing the exact position of the city. In fact, most of Sutcliffe’s colleagues in Cambridge either ………………….. (believe) that such city ………………………………. (never exist) or ………………. (feel) that it ……………………. (vanish) a long time ago and …………………….. (become) simply a legend. According to the Professor, the builders of the city ……………………… (hide) it among the mountains in order to protect its immense riches, which ……………….. (consist) mainly of gold and precious stones. He …………………….. (believe) that the modern inhabitants ……………………… (still keep) themselves apart from the rest of mankind for the very same reason. So when we ………………….. (set off) on a cool April morning towards the unknown, each of us ……………………. ……… (look forward) to exciting discoveries. For a week we ………………………… (climb) higher and higher, following the map, which Sutcliffe ……………………….. (study) from time to time. Then one morning, while we ………………………. (rest) near a valley, we ……………………….. (notice) that a man on a horse …………………….. (wave) at us from the other side of the valley. A rider whose clothes ………………………. (shine) like gold! ’

Answers

invited

didn’t hesitate

had discovered

believed

had never existed

felt

had vanished

had become / became

had hidden

consisted

believed

still kept

set off

was looking forward

climbed

studied

were resting

noticed

was waving

were shining / shone