Fill in the gaps with the right forms of verbs in the brackets. Question ‘a’ and ‘e’ have special instructions in the brackets for the use of the verbs.
12. I rested for an hour on the veranda. I (a) (‘see’ to express ability in the past) the other village houses and many trees. The trees (b) (be) very big, but the village houses were very small. Soon it was night in the hills. Then my aunt (c) (give) me some supper. I (d) (eat) it and went to sleep. At midnight I (e) (‘wake’ in the past) up suddenly and heard a sound near me.What was it? I (f) (see) anything. Where was I? Then I (g) (remember) . I was up in the hills. Some people are afraid of the hills. My friend Selina, said, ‘(h) (walk) in the hills, Laila, there are ghosts there.’
Answer: a.could see b. are; c. gave; d. ate; e. woke; f. could not see; g. remembered; h. Don’t walk
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◀ Right forms of verbs -11