Look at this story and give the correct forms of the verbs.
When I (1. be) ……….…….a child, things (2. be) ……….…….very different. I (3. live) ……….…….very happily with my parents like all the other children I (4. know) ……….……. . We (5. have) ……….…….a small but comfortable house and I (6. go) ……….…….to school, which I (7. not like) ……….…….very much. Then when I (8. be) ……….…….fourteen, my parents (9. get) ……….…….divorced. I will never forget how they (10. tell) ……….…….me. I (11. study) ……….…….geography in my bedroom when my mother (12. come) ……….…….in and (13. tell) ……….…….me the news.
When I (14. be) ……….…….sixteen, (at that time I (15. live) ……….…….with my father), he (16. tell) ……….…….me some more news. The news (17. be) ……….…….that he (18. want) ……….…….to get married again, and his new wife (19. have) ……….…….two small children, so I would have to leave school and start working because there would not be enough money.
I (20. cannot) ……….…….believe it, but I (21. see) ……….…….that he really (22. want) ……….…….to get married, and so I (23. agree) ……….……. . Well, three years ago I (24. find) ……….…….a job as a secretary and translator in an office near my home. I (25. work) ……….…….there since then. I (26. save) ……….…….some money during the last years. Life at home is not perfect because I (27. not like) ……….…….children very much, but it (28. not be) ……….…….really difficult - just boring!
And so next year I (29. move) ……….…….into my own flat and I (30. study) ……….…….at night school. Or perhaps a handsome prince on a beautiful horse will save me!
Look at this story and give the correct forms of the verbs.
When I (1. was) ……….…….a child, things (2. were) ……….…….very different. I (3. lived) ……….…….very happily with my parents like all the other children I (4. knew) ……….……. . We (5. had) ……….…….a small but comfortable house and I (6. went) ……….…….to school, which I (7.did not like) ……….…….very much. Then when I (8. was) ……….…….fourteen, my parents (9. got) ……….…….divorced. I will never forget how they (10. told ……….…….me. I (11. studied) ……….…….geography in my bedroom when my mother (12. came) ……….…….in and (13. told) ……….…….me the news.
When I (14. was) ……….…….sixteen, (at that time I (15. livde) ……….…….with my father), he (16. told) ……….…….me some more news. The news (17. was) ……….…….that he (18. wanted) ……….…….to get married again, and his new wife (19. had) ……….…….two small children, so I would have to leave school and start working because there would not be enough money.
I (20. could not) ……….…….believe it, but I (21. saw) ……….…….that he really (22. wanted) ……….…….to get married, and so I (23. agreed) ……….……. . Well, three years ago I (24. found) ……….…….a job as a secretary and translator in an office near my home. I (25. worked) ……….…….there since then. I (26. saved) ……….…….some money during the last years. Life at home is not perfect because I (27.did not like) ……….…….children very much, but it (28. was not be) ……….…….really difficult - just boring!
And so next year I (29. will move) ……….…….into my own flat and I (30. will study) ……….…….at night school. Or perhaps a handsome prince on a beautiful horse will save me!
When I (1. be) ……was….…….a child, things (2. be) ……were….…….very different. I (3. live) ………lived.…….very happily with my parents like all the other children I (4. know) ……knew….……. . We (5. have) ……….had…….a small but comfortable house and I (6. go) ………went.…….to school, which I (7. not like) ……didn't like….…….very much. Then when I (8. be) ……was….…….fourteen, my parents (9. get) ……got….…….divorced. I will never forget how they (10. tell) ………told.…….me. I (11. study) ……studied….…….geography in my bedroom when my mother (12. come) …came…….…….in and (13. tell) ……told….…….me the news.
