Question

A hit-and-run offence
Complete the text by putting the verbs into the correct tense (active + passive).
Police is investigating a hit-and-run offence
Cushington. Last night Tom P. (1)______________ (walk) home from work when a car
(2)____________ (hit) him. He (3)____________ (not see) the car coming, he said. All he can
remember are the moments just after the crash. After having been hit by the car, he
(4)____________ (fly) through the air and (5)___________ (land) on the pavement. He
(6)_____________ (feel) dizzy and when he tried to stand up, he realized his legs (7)_________
(be) broken. Within minutes the ambulance, that an eyewitness (8)________________ (call),
arrived. When the paramedics got out of the car Tom P. was unconscious, but there were many
helpers. The paramedics said that somebody (9)___________ (hold) his leg. His wounds
(10)______________ (cover) and his head (11)____________ (put) on a pillow. Moreover a
woman (12)_____________ (take off) her jacket and had covered Tom with it.

While the paramedics (13)____________ (search) for his ID, Mr. P. (14)____________ (wake up).
He told the paramedics it (15)___________ (be) a red car. He could only (16)_____________
(remember) the colour and that the car was from Bedfordshire. The paramedics (17)___________
(take) the young man to hospital immediately, where he (18)____________ (diagnose) with
multiple broken bones and a mild concussion. More importantly, however, due to his injuries the
patient (19)_______________ (lose) a lot of blood. It was the help of the first-aiders that
(20)____________ (save) his life.

The doctor said ’If he (21)_____________ (not receive) help right away, he
(22)________________ (die). Unfortunately many people (23)____________________ (not know)
first aid very well, so many people are not as lucky as Tom. ‘If people (24)_______________
(know) first aid better, we (25)_________________ (save) more lives. If you ever
(26)______________(see) someone who needs help, please (27)_____________(call) an
ambulance and at least stay with the patient!’ the doctor begged.

The police (28)___________________ (try, now) to find the car and the driver. Eyewitnesses said
that the sports car had been driven by a man. Due to many accidents that evening the police could
not interview all eyewitnesses; “I am sure that if anyone (29)_________________ (have)
information about the accident, they (30)____________________ (call) us,” the spokesperson
said. Later that night in hospital Tom P. said “I (31)__________________ (understand not) how
someone can hit a person and then (32)________________________ (drive off) without helping at
all! If I ever (33)_______________ (meet) the driver, I (34)_________________ (tell) him that I
was not only scared to death, but that I almost (35)_______________ (die) because of him.”

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