Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the "Present Simple" or "Past Simple". This 1)... Is... (be) my dog, Blackie. He 2) (be) a small black dog with a bushy tail. Every day 13) (take) him for a walk to the park. He 4) (run) everywhere and 5) (play) with his ball on the grass. When we 6) (come) back he 7) (eat) his food and then he 8) (lie) on the carpet. At night he 9) (sleep) on a rug near my bed. One day last year 110) (take) him for a walk but 111) (lose) him. He 12) (not/be) anywhere. 113) (go) home and 14) (tell) my parents. They 15) (search) the park and then they 16) (go) to the police. A few days later a policeman 17) (come) to my house. Blackie 18) with him. 119) (be) very happy to see him back home.

Answer 1

This is my dog, Blackie. He is  a small black dog with a bushy tail. Every day I take  him for a walk to the park. He runs everywhere and plays with his ball on the grass. When we come back he eats his food and then he lies on the carpet. At night he sleeps on a rug near my bed. One day last year I took  him for a walk but I lost  him. He wasn't anywhere. I went home and told my parents. They searched in the park and then they went to the police. A few days later a policeman came to my house. Blackie was with him. I was very happy to see him back home.

Answer 2

1) Is (be) 2) was (be) 3) takes (take) 4) runs (run) 5) plays (play) 6) come (come) 7) eats (eat) 8) lies (lie) 9) sleeps (sleep) 10) took (take) 11) lost (lose) 12) was not (not/be) 13) went (go) 14) told (tell) 15) searched (search) 16) went (go) 17) came (come) 18) was (be) 19) was (be)

Explanation: In the given text, we need to put the verbs in brackets into the "Present Simple" or "Past Simple" tense. Let's go through each verb one by one:

1) Is - This is already in the correct form in the Present Simple tense. 2) was - This is the past tense of the verb "be" which is used to describe the dog in the past. 3) takes - This is in the Present Simple tense. 4) runs - This is in the Present Simple tense. 5) plays - This is in the Present Simple tense. 6) come - This should be in the past tense "came" since it is referring to a past action. 7) eats - This is in the Present Simple tense. 8) lies - This is in the Present Simple tense. 9) sleeps - This is in the Present Simple tense. 10) took - This is the past tense of the verb "take" which is used to describe a past action of taking the dog for a walk. 11) lost - This is the past tense of the verb "lose" which is used to describe the action of losing the dog. 12) was not - This is the negative form of the past tense of the verb "be". 13) went - This is the past tense of the verb "go" which is used to describe the action of going home. 14) told - This is the past tense of the verb "tell" which is used to describe the action of informing the parents. 15) searched - This is the past tense of the verb "search" which is used to describe the action of searching the park. 16) went - This is the past tense of the verb "go" which is used to describe the action of going to the police. 17) came - This is the past tense of the verb "come" which is used to describe the action of the policeman coming to the house. 18) was - This is the past tense of the verb "be" which is used to describe the dog in the past. 19) was - This is the past tense of the verb "be" which is used to describe the feeling of happiness in the past.

By putting the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, we can accurately describe the actions and events in the text.