Question

Ex. 7. (В, С) Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous. He (place) a picture on the easel and (let) me look at itfor a minute or two; then he (take) it down and (put) another in its place. He (show) me about thirty canvases. It(be) the result of the six years during which he (paint). He rever (sell) a picture. The canvases (be) of differ­ ent sizes. The smaller (be)-pictures of still-life and the largest (be) landscapes. There (be) about half a dozen portraits.ПОМОГИТЕ!!!!!ПОЖАЛУЙСТА!!!!СРОЧНО!!!!

Answer 1

placed, let, took and put, showed, was, had been painting, sold, were, were, were, were.

Answer 2

Certainly! Let's fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms:

1. He (placed) a picture on the easel and (let) me look at it for a minute or two; then he (took) it down and (put) another in its place.
2. He (showed) me about thirty canvases. It (was) the result of the six years during which he (painted).
3. He never (sold) a picture.
4. The canvases (were) of different sizes. The smaller ones (were) pictures of still-life, and the largest ones (were) landscapes.
5. There (were) about half a dozen portraits.

Please note that in English, we often use "had" to indicate past perfect, but it's not necessary in every case. The context and sequence of events often make it clear.