Question

Помогите,пожалуйста. Нужно раскрыть скобки: When the Director of the Hermitage (to ask) how the Museum (to get) such a big collection, he (to answer): “The history of our Museum (to begin) in 1764 when 225 paintings (to purchase) in the West by Catherine the Great. The collection (to grow) in size from year to year since then. After the revolution a lot of splendid pieces of art (to come) to the Museum from private collections”.

Answer 1

Was asked

Got

Answered

Began

Were purchased

Had been growing

Came

Answer 2

When the Director of the Hermitage was asked how the Museum got such a big collection, he answered: “The history of our Museum began in 1764 when 225 paintings were purchased in the West by Catherine the Great. The collection has grown in size from year to year since then. After the revolution, a lot of splendid pieces of art came to the Museum from private collections.”