Task 2. Fill in the blanks with proper predicates formed of the verbs in brackets (the Past Simple, the |Past Progressive or the Past Perfect). David Mann knew something (to be) up when he (to see) his boss’ car (to park) in the company parking lot. As he (to hurry) along the corridor to his finance director, he (to wonder) why the normally amiable Suit (to be) so abrupt. A week later, after a series of preliminary meetings, Mann and his team were sitting in the office of Grappe Ventures when Suit unravelledthe mystery saying, “Bad news, David.”

1. was
2. saw
3. was parking
4. was hurrying
5. was wondering
6. had been