Choose the correct tense from the choices.

Ursula: 1) Have you heard/Did you hear the latest news about our boss?

Frank: No!  Tell me everything!

Ursula: Well, it seems that the police 2) have pulled him over/pulled him over last night because he 3) used to drive/was driving erratically. 

Frank: And then what 4) happened/was happening?

Ursula: Well, they 5) had made/made him take a breath test.

Frank: And?

Ursula: Nothing.  He 6) didn’t have/hadn’t had anything to drink!

Frank: So why are you telling me this?

Ursula: Because after taking the test, the police 7) didn’t believe/weren’t believing it, so they 8) had taken/took him into the police station anyway!

Frank: Oh wow!  I bet he 9) hasn’t been/wasn’t happy about that! And then what?

Ursula: They still 10) weren’t able to/couldn’t find anything, so they had to let him go! We’ll see what he’s like when he gets in!

Answers:

1.       Have you heard

2.       Pulled him over

3.       Was driving

4.       Happened

5.       Made

6.       Hadn’t had

7.       Didn’t believe

8.       Took

9.       Wasn’t

10.   Weren’t able to

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