The Bolton physiotherapist ¹(was) / had been the first to notice that Muamba ²fell down / had fallen down. He screamed, 'Get on the pitch, get on the pitch!' It ³was / had been obvious that something serious ⁴happened / had happened. But Muamba was lucky. Tottenham fan Dr Deaner, a consultant cardiologist, was one of the 35,000 spectators at the match that day. When he ⁵saw / had seen that Muamba ⁶dropped / had dropped to the ground, he turned to his brothers and said 'I should help'. He ⁷ran / had run onto the pitch and told the ambulance to take Muamba to the London Chest Hospital. He ⁸knew / had known that they had specialist equipment. This decision saved Muamba's life. When he finally ⁹woke up / had woken up, he ¹⁰was / had been 'dead' for 78 minutes.

Решение:

Для того чтобы правильно выбрать время глагола (Past Simple или Past Perfect), нужно определить, какое из двух действий произошло раньше.

1. was — первое действие, которое заметил физиотерапевт.
2. fell down — второе действие, которое произошло после того, как заметил физиотерапевт.
3. was — состояние, которое было очевидным в момент происшествия.
4. happened — действие, которое произошло в прошлом.
5. saw — действие, которое произошло в прошлом.
6. dropped — действие, которое произошло в прошлом.
7. ran — действие, которое произошло в прошлом.
8. knew — состояние, которое было известно в момент происшествия.
9. woke up — действие, которое произошло в прошлом.
10. was — состояние, которое длилось в прошлом.

Ответ: 1. was, 2. fell down, 3. was, 4. happened, 5. saw, 6. dropped, 7. ran, 8. knew, 9. woke up, 10. was.