Tense Forms
12 Fill in with an appropriate past form.
Titanic HITS Iceberg
In 1912, a passenger steamship called the Titanic 1) was sailing across the Atlantic Ocean from England to America. A bright moon 2) was (shining) and a gentle breeze 3) was (blowing). The ship 4) (had been sailing) for four days and was now more than halfway towards its destination - New York City. Some passengers 5) (were sleeping) in their cabins while others 6) were (relaxing) on deck, when suddenly they all 7) (heard) a loud bang. Those sitting on deck 8) (jumped up), 9) (ran) to the railing of the ship, and 10) (looked) over the side. To their horror, they saw that they 11) had (hit) an iceberg which 12) had (torn) a hole in the side of the ship. Water was pouring into the ship at an alarming rate. There were not enough lifeboats on the ship and tragically more than 1,500 people lost their lives that night. The sinking of the Titanic remains the most infamous sea disaster in history.