Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense In early 2014, a man in a boat 1) (be/found) drifting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The man 2) (claim) that he 3) (be/lost) at sea for an amazing 13 months! At first, no one 4) (believe) him. How 5) (he/survive) without food and water? He said that for all that time he 6) (eat) sea birds and fish and drinking rain water. It 7) (seem) an incredible story, but it was true. The Mexican government 8) (be/contacted) and they said that, indeed, a fisherman, José Salvador Alvarenga, 9) (be/reported) missing for over a year. Amazingly, José 10) (tell) the truth.

Answer 1

Ответ:

In early 2014, a man in a boat 1) was found (find) drifting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The man 2) claimed (claim) that he 3) had been lost (be/lost) at sea for an amazing 13 months! At first, no one 4) believed (believe) him. How 5) had he survived (he/survive) without food and water? He said that for all that time he 6) had eaten (eat) sea birds and fish and drank (drink) rainwater. It 7) seemed (seem) an incredible story, but it was true. The Mexican government 8) was contacted (be/contacted) and they said that, indeed, a fisherman, José Salvador Alvarenga, 9) had been reported (be/reported) missing for over a year. Amazingly, José 10) had told (tell) the truth.

Answer 2

In early 2014, a man in a boat (1) was found drifting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The man (2) claimed that he (3) had been lost at sea for an amazing 13 months! At first, no one (4) believed him. How (5) had he survived without food and water? He said that for all that time he (6) had been eating sea birds and fish and (6) drinking rainwater. It (7) seemed like an incredible story, but it was true. The Mexican government (8) was contacted and they said that, indeed, a fisherman, José Salvador Alvarenga, (9) had been reported missing for over a year. Amazingly, José (10) was telling the truth.