Complete the paragraph using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. You will need to use a variety of tenses. Compare your answers with at least two of your classmates Last Saturday, my friend and I (decide) to drive to Central City. This (be) a small mountain town about twenty-five miles west of Denver. In the late 1800s, Central City (be) a successful mining town where people (find) silver and gold in large quantities. Today, during the summer, the town (be) full of tourists from all over the world, but in the autumn this small community usually (have) a peaceful atmosphere. However, this was not true last Saturday.

When we (arrive), there (be) hundreds of people standing behind thick ropes, and huge trucks loaded with cameras and electronic equipment filled the streets. Small groups of people dressed in the style of the old west (walk) casually along the sidewalks. As my friend and I (move) towards the crowd of people, we (stop) a local police officer and (ask) him what (happen). He (tell) us that a Hollywood movie studio (make) a movie and that the crowd (be) there since 6:30 in the morning. It was now 11am. The police officer (get up) at 5:00am to direct traffic and keep order. He also told us that Kevin Costner and Meg Ryan were the stars of the movie. Both these performers (be) excellent actors, so we (probably, see) the movie when it is finished.

Neither my friend nor I (ever, watch) a Hollywood studio make a movie before, so we were glad we (choose) to drive west to Central City instead of going south to Colorado Springs.

We (push) through the crowd to get closer to the camera operators, director, and actors on the other side of the rope. We were finally in a position to see all the activity. As we (stand) there waiting for the action to begin, a woman (point to) a man who was talking to the director of the movie. The man (be) Kevin Costner. I really like him. In fact, I (see) most of his movies , but I (never, see) him in person before. Suddenly, a man (yell) “QUIET!” Everyone (become) silent, and the director shouted “ACTION!”