Question

Put the verb in brackets into the most suitable past tense: 1. He looked suspiciously about him for the men (converse) in groups and he (fear) to be the subject of their talk. 2. It was the body of a man who (fall) on his face and (lie) motionless on the ground

Answer 1

1. He looked suspiciously about him for the men conversed in groups and he feared to be the subject of their talk.

2. It was the body of a man who fell on his face and lay motionless on the ground.

Answer 2

1. He looked suspiciously about him for the men (conversing) in groups, and he (feared) to be the subject of their talk.

2. It was the body of a man who (had fallen) on his face and (lay) motionless on the ground.