Question

Complete the text with the correct answer.

I ______________ (1) a lot of strange things in my life, but this ____________ (2) definitely the strangest. A few years ago I ____________ (3) as a travelling librarian for the summer. Once a week we _____________ (4) to visit a small village in the middle of the country. One day a hen ___________ (5) into the library and asked for three books. I don’t know about you, but I ___________ (6) a talking hen before. I was so surprised I gave her the books. The next week, when we came back, the hen _____________ (7) for us when we arrived. She gave me her books back and ____________ (8) for some more. This went on for a few weeks. I got curious. ____________ (9) really read all those books? I____________ (10) to follow her. The hen walked out of the village and into a field. In the middle of the field, there was a pond where a frog ____________ (11) for the hen. The hen ______________ (12) up to the frog and put the books down at his feet, one by one. As she put each book down at his feet, the frog looked up and said ____________ (13).

1) 've seen - was seeing - saw
2) has been - was being - was
3) have worked - was working - worked
4) went - been - gone
5) was coming - has come - came
6) never saw - never see - have never seen
7) waited - have waited - was waiting
8) asked - didn't ask - was asking
9) Did the hen - Was the hen - The hen did
10) was deciding - decided - decide
11) waited - were waiting - was waiting
12) was walking - walks - walked
13) I've read it - I was reading it - I read it

Answer 1

1 've seen

2 was

3 worked

4 went

5 came

6 have never seen

7 was waiting

8 was asking

9 did the hen

10 decided

11 was waiting

12 walks

13 i've read it