Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous


Here he was (be), Davey Stark, the big rock star. It 2 ........................... (be) the
end of an exhausting two-hour concert. The fans 3 ........................... (scream)
and 4 ........................... (shout). They ........................... (want) Davey, their
hero. His face 6 ........................... (pour) with sweat, his hair 7 .......................... .
(drip) and his heart 8 ........................... (thump) violently. But he
9 .......................... (love) these moments at the end of a concert. He always
10 .......................... (feel) powerful and in control. He 11 .......................... .
(decide) to do one more song for the crowd: one of his most popular. When he
12 ........................... (start) singing, the crowd 13 ........................... (go) wild. By
the end of the song, they 14 ........................... (all/dance) and 15 .......................... .
(clap) their hands. When Davey 16 ........................... (leave) the stage, he
17 ........................... (be) exhausted but exhilarated. But when he
18 ........................... (get back) to the dressing room, he 19 ......................... ..
(open) the door and 20 ........................... (see) that two men 21 .......................... .
(wait) for him. They 22 ........................... (lock) the door behind Davey. He
23 ........................... (shout) for his bodyguard Bernard, but no-one
24 ........................... (come). The two men 25 ........................... (tie) his hands
behind his back, 26 ........................... (blindfold) and 27 ........................... (gag)
him. Davey 28 ........................... (can hear) Bernard in the next room. Bernard
29 ........................... (talk) to someone and he 30 ........................... (say) terrible
things about Davey. He 31 ........................... (say) that Davey 32 ......................... ..
(deserve) it. 33 ........................... (Deserve) what? What 34 ......................... ..
(he/mean)? What 35 ........................... (go on)? Why 36 ........................... (not
someone tell) him what 37 ............................ (happen)?