Question

Complete the text using the correct tense forms of the verbs in brackets: A few years ago my father’s friend Mr. Jack Brown had a piece of good luck. One day he 1) _____________________________________ (to work) in the bank as usual, when he 2) __________________________ (to get) a phone call from the football pools company. He 3) _______________________________ (to inform) that he 4) ___________________________ (to win) a large amount of money on the football pools. Some time passed and he gave up his work and bought a house in the country. Now he 5) ___________________________________ (to live) in a small village in the west of England for three years already. Now Mr. Brown spends most of his day painting. In the last few months he 6) ________________________ (to paint) some quite good portraits of his neighbours and next month he 7) _______________________________ (to have) an exhibition in a nearby town. He says, “I sometimes miss my old life, but I 8) ____________________________(to go) to London for months. I think that most people 9) ___________________________ (to do) the same as me if they 10) ________________________________ (to give) such a chance”.

Answer 1

A few years ago my father’s friend Mr. Jack Brown had a piece of good luck. One day he was working (to work) in the bank as usual when he received (to get) a phone call from the football pools company. He was informed (to inform) that he had won (to win) a large amount of money on the football pools. Some time passed and he gave up his work and bought a house in the country. Now he has been living (to live) in a small village in the west of England for three years already. Now Mr. Brown spends most of his day painting. In the last few months, he has painted (to paint) some quite good portraits of his neighbors, and next month he will have (to have) an exhibition in a nearby town. He says, “I sometimes miss my old life, but I have been going (to go) to London for months. I think that most people would do (to do) the same as me if they were given (to give) such a chance”.