Words you know: complete the sentences

multi-vehicle accident · doze off · state trooper · drowsy driving · lane departure

• The safety manager warned him about ____ after he missed his rest break.
• The driver started to ____ while driving through Kansas late at night.
• The portal alerted the dispatcher about a ____ on the highway.
• A ____ blocked all lanes on the interstate this morning.
• A ____ pulled the truck over for a routine safety inspection.

Remember: Past perfect continuous

• The driver [had been driving / was driven] for five hours before he took a rest break.
• They [had been trying / have tried] to contact Mark for an hour before he finally answered.
• The dispatcher [had been tracking / has tracked] the truck continuously until the portal crashed.
• How long [had the reefer been running / was the reefer running] before the temperature alarm went off?

Remember: Narrative tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect

• While the dispatcher [was checking / checked] the tracking map, the driver called the office.
• The truck [had already left / left already] the facility when Sean called the shipper.
• When Allison saw the alert, she [contacted / was contacting] the fleet coordinator immediately.
• The driver realized he [had missed / was missing] the exit after driving two miles past it.

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