Read the following fable and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
The Woodcutter and his Axe
One day, a woodcutter (1. cut) _____ a tree on the bank of the river when his axe (2. slip) _____ from his hands and (3. fall) _____ into the water. The poor man (4. be) _____ so sad that he (5. start) _____ to cry bitterly.
At this moment, and angel (6. appear) _____ there and (7. ask) _____ the woodcutter why he (8. cry) _____. He (9. tell) _____ the story, and the angel (10. feel) _____ sorry and (11. drive) _____ into the river to find the lost axe. Later, he (12. appear) _____ from the water with a gold axe in his hand, but the woodcutter (13. refuse) _____ to take it, saying that it (14. not be) _____ his axe. The angel (15. drive) _____ into the water once again and (16. appear) _____ with an axe that was made of silver. The woodcutter (17. be) _____ still sad. He (18. shake) _____ his read harder and (19. tell) _____ the angle that his own axe (20. be) _____ made of iron. The third time the angle (21. come) _____ out of the water with an iron axe in his hand. Filled with joy, the woodcutter (22. cry) _____, "This belong to me".
He (23. thank) _____ the angle for helping him. The angle (24. be) _____ greatly impressed by his honestly, and he (25. give) _____ the woodcutter the other two axes as a reward for his honestly.
Read the following fable and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
The Woodcutter and his Axe
One day, a woodcutter (1. cut) _WAS CUTTING____ a tree on the bank of the river when his axe (2. slip) __SLIPPED___ from his hands and (3. fall) __FELL___ into the water. The poor man (4. be) __WAS___ so sad that he (5. start) ___STRATED__ to cry bitterly.
At this moment, and angel (6. appear) ___APPEARED__ there and (7. ask) __ASKED___ the woodcutter why he (8. cry) __CRIED___. He (9. tell) __TOLD___ the story, and the angel (10. feel) __FELT___ sorry and (11. drive) __DROVE___ into the river to find the lost axe. Later, he (12. appear) ___APPEARED__ from the water with a gold axe in his hand, but the woodcutter (13. refuse) __REFUSED___ to take it, saying that it (14. not be) ___WASN'T__ his axe. The angel (15. drive) ___DROVE__ into the water once again and (16. appear) __APPEARED___ with an axe that was made of silver. The woodcutter (17. be) ___WAS__ still sad. He (18. shake) __SHOOK___ his read harder and (19. tell) __TOLD___ the angle that his own axe (20. be) __WAS___ made of iron. The third time the angle (21. come) __CAME___ out of the water with an iron axe in his hand. Filled with joy, the woodcutter (22. cry) __CRIED___, "This belong to me".
He (23. thank) __THANKED___ the angle for helping him. The angle (24. be) __WAS___ greatly impressed by his honestly, and he (25. give) __GAVE___ the woodcutter the other two axes as a reward for his honestly.
