SIMPLE PAST
Peter and the wolf
Complete the text with the simple past of the verbs in brackets.
(be) a young boy who
(live) in a small village in the Russian
Peter
countryside. He
Father or mother, so he
(not have)
(live)
with his grandfather.
The people of the village,
(ask) Peter to
take their sheep to the meadows.
So, early in the morning, he
During the day he
sheep but they
(play) his flute,
(walk) up the hill with lots of sheep around him.
(look) after the sheep,
(Climb) up the trees and he,
(not answer) him, of course. So, he
and bored up there in the mountains.
(Count) them,
(talk) to the
(feel) very lonely
One day he
He
(have) an idea to try to have some fun.
(decide) to play a trick on the people of the
village.
He (Cry)
For help as loudly as he
(Can):
Wolf, wolf, please help mer
Some men and women
(get) out of their houses and
the hill to help Peter. But when they
no wolf at all. Peter
(not be) very pleased with him. And they
(run) up
(be
(arrive) there, there
(laugh) like Crazy at the villagers but they
(go) back home.
(be) watching over the sheep in the
Some days later when Peter
meadows, a real wolf appeared and attacked the sheep. The boy
the wolf but it
(become) too dangerous. So Peter
for help again: "Wolf, wolf, please help me!"
Try to fight
(Cry) loudly
But this time nobody
(stay) at home because they
(show) up. The people of the village
(not believe) in Peter anymore.
Poor Peter, nobody
(help) him and he
(have) to run to
the village for help.
That
(be) a good lesson he
(learn) that day.



Answer :

In the text "Peter and the Wolf," the simple past of the verbs in brackets is used to narrate a story about Peter, a young boy who lived with his grandfather in a small village in the Russian countryside. 1. Peter **was** a young boy who **lived** in a small village in the Russian countryside. He **did not have** a father or mother, so he **lived** with his grandfather. 2. The people of the village **asked** Peter to take their sheep to the meadows. So, early in the morning, he **walked** up the hill with lots of sheep around him. 3. During the day, he **looked** after the sheep, **played** his flute, and **climbed** up the trees. He **did not answer** him, of course. So, he **counted** them and **talked** to the sheep, feeling very lonely and bored up there in the mountains. 4. One day, he **had** an idea to try to have some fun. He **decided** to play a trick on the people of the village. He **cried** for help as loudly as he **could**: "Wolf, wolf, please help me!" 5. Some men and women **got** out of their houses and **ran** up the hill to help Peter. But when they **arrived** there, there **was** no wolf at all. Peter **was not** very pleased with himself. And they **laughed** like crazy at the villagers, but they **went** back home. 6. Some days later, when Peter **was** watching over the sheep in the meadows, a real wolf appeared and attacked the sheep. The boy **tried** to fight the wolf, but it **became** too dangerous. So, Peter **cried** for help again: "Wolf, wolf, please help me!" 7. This time, nobody **stayed** at home because they **showed** up. The people of the village **did not believe** in Peter anymore. Poor Peter, nobody **helped** him, and he **had** to run to the village for help. That **was** a good lesson he **learned** that day.