EASY ENGLISH CONVERSATION: How to tell a story in English

______ I ever tell you about the time when I saw a ghost?

______ you about my trip to Japan.

You'll never _____ what happened!

First, I saw a man running from the bank.
Then, I saw the police running after him down the street. I think the man had stolen something.
_____, a car pulled up. The man got in the car quickly, and it drove away.
After that, the police jumped in their car and followed.
Later, I heard there was a car chase down the highway.
Finally, the police managed to catch the bank robber, and he was arrested.

Someone is telling a story. I want to show I am interested and listening. I might ask: "And then ____________?"

Which of these verbs is in the simple past tense?

Which sentences is an example of the past continuous tense?

I was swimming in the ocean _______ I saw a shark fin in the water nearby.

Emma tells a funny story. No one laughs. Emma says:

At the end of a story, we might say: "Can you ________ that?"