Put the verbs in brackets using Past Simple.
1. In one tiny city there a young family, Ann and John
lives
lived
has lived
2. They children.
did not have
had not had
has no
3. The wife went for a walk to the nearest forest every morning and about the baby.
dream
was dreaming
dreamt
4. But John was a workaholic and all his time at work, he didn’t have time for dreaming.
spent
spend
has spent
5. The family unhappy because they had different dreams.
is
is being
was
6. One morning Ann a beautiful stork near the lake.
see
saw
seen
had seen
7. She decided to look at it and suddenly a basket with a smiling baby.
has seen
8. The stork came to Ann and : “This girl is your daughter. Are you happy?” “Yes, of course. I’m the happiest woman in the world. How can I help you, my dear stork?”
had to say
sayed
said
9. “Please, keep your daughter in love and always remember about me” the stork.
answered
was answering
10. At home the wife the baby to John and they decided to buy a new big house in the nearest village.
shown
showed
11. The family happy. They bought a new big house in the nearest village.
become
became
had become
12. The sun shined brightly, the clouds slowly. village.
moved
were moving
13. The baby every day.
grow up
grew up
14. The girl was pretty and golden hair.
had
has had
has
had had
15. One day she an old stork in the forest near the lake. village.
16. This stork .
cried
was crying
17. “Why are you crying, dear stork? What’s wrong in your beautiful life?” “ All my long life I to childless families.
was helping
helped
18. I don`t have my own family because no one me.” “I am inviting you to visit my home and than we will decide how we can help you. My family is very kind and responsive.”
19. At home Ann the stork.
remembered
remembering
20. John his family saver and decided to build a nest for the stork at their attic. Ann, John, the baby and the stork lived together.
meeted
meet
met