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.”

Answer 1

1. was walking
2. hit
3. didn’t see
4. flew
5. landed
6. felt
7. were
8. called
9. held
10. covered
12 was putted
13 took off
14 were searching
15. woke up
16 remember
17 took
18. was diagnosed
19 lost
20 saved
21. hadn’t received
22 would have died
23 didn’t knew
24 had known
25 would save
26 see
27 call
28 are now trying
29 has
30 will call
31 don’t understand
32 drive off
33. meet
34 would tell
35. die