Question

Use the correct tense form.

This story happened to Mr. Brow n who (was living, lived, had lived) in the suburbs of one of the towns in England. One evening he (walked, was being walked, was walking) home from the railway station. The road (had been, was, being) dark and lonely. Suddenly he heard someone (was approaching, approached, approaching) him from behind and thought he (being followed, was being followed, was followed). Mr. Brown (was, had been, being) terribly frightened and started (run, ran, running). The footsteps still followed him. The man ran into an old cemetery and threw himself on the grass near one of the graves. Lying there Mr. Brown thought, ‘If he (came, was coming, comes) here there (will be, is, was) no doubt he (wanted, wants, will want) to
rob me’. The man behind really came there too. Mr. Brown wondered what he (wants, wanted, will want) and why he (is following, had followed, was following) him.
The stranger said that he (was going, went, had gone) to Mr. Robertson's and he had been told that Mr. Brown (was living, lived, had lived) next door to the Robertsons. That's why he decided to follow him. And the stranger thought it was a sort of exercise Mr. Brown (was using, used, is using) to do in the evenings.

Answer 1

This story happened to Mr. Brown who lived in the suburbs of one of the towns in England. One evening he was walking home from the railway station. The road was dark and lonely. Suddenly he heard someone approaching him from behind and thought he was being followed. Mr. Brown was terribly frightened and started running. The footsteps still followed him. The man ran into an old cemetery and threw himself on the grass near one of the graves. Lying there Mr. Brown thought, ‘If he comes here there will be no doubt he wants to rob me’. The man behind really came there too. Mr. Brown wondered what he wanted and why he was following him.

The stranger said that he was going to Mr. Robertson's and he had been told that Mr. Brown lived next door to the Robertsons. That's why he decided to follow him. And the stranger thought it was a sort of exercise Mr. Brown used to do in the evenings.