Question

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III. Put the correct tense of each verb in brackets.

   a. My uncle ( take ) ……………….. me to a piano concert last night. It ( be) …………….. a pleasant evening. I ( meet) ……………….. many interesting people. The weather ( be) ……… nice. I really ( enjoy) …………… the concert.

   b. American engineer Henry Ford ( start) …………….. the Ford Motor Company in 1903. Ford ( produce) …………………. the first cheap motor car. He ( call) ……………….. the car the Ford Model T. He ( start) ………………… making the Ford Model T in Detroit in 1908. Millions of people ( buy) ……………….. the car and Ford ( become) …………………. a very rich man.

    c. Two people ( die) ……………… in a fire in Ellis Street, Oldport yesterday moring. They

 ( be) ………………… Herbert and Molly Paynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire ( start) ………………….. at 3.20 a.m. A neighbour, Mr.Aziz ( see) …………… the flames and ( call) ……………….. the fire brigade. He also ( try) ……………… to get into the house and rescue his neighbours, but the heat ( be) ………………….. too great. The fire brigade ( arrive) ………………… in five minutes. Twenty fire fighters ( flight) ……………… the fire and finally ( bring) …………………. it under control. Two fire- fighters ( enter) ………………. burning building but ( find) ………………. the couple dead.

Answer 1

[Hannah Robert]

   a. My uncle ( take ) took me to a piano concert last night. It ( be) was a pleasant evening. I ( meet) met many interesting people. The weather ( be) was nice. I really ( enjoy) enjoyed  the concert.

   b. American engineer Henry Ford ( start) started the Ford Motor Company in 1903. Ford ( produce ) produced the first cheap motor car. He ( call) called the car the Ford Model T. He ( start) started making the Ford Model T in Detroit in 1908. Millions of people ( buy) bought. the car and Ford ( become) become a very rich man.

    c. Two people ( die) died in a fire in Ellis Street, Oldport yesterday moring. They

 ( be) were Herbert and Molly Paynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire ( start) started at 3.20 a.m. A neighbour, Mr.Aziz ( see) saw the flames and ( call) called the fire brigade. He also ( try) tried to get into the house and rescue his neighbours, but the heat ( be) was too great. The fire brigade ( arrive) arrived in five minutes. Twenty fire fighters ( flight) fought the fire and finally ( bring) brought it under control. Two fire- fighters ( enter) entered burning building but ( find) found  the couple dead.