Fill in the gaps with the right verb form. write the correct one on the empty line on the right of the text. our neighborhood in tampa, florida has a flock of peacocks that are semi-wild. a few weeks ago as i (1) (drive) home i (2) (notice) one of them staring intently at something next to the sidewalk. as i (3) (get) closer i saw that the object the bird (4) (look at) was a two foot iguana. i (5) (park) my car and (6) (walk) back over to the spot. the iguana (7) (lie) quietly in the grass. i (8) off) my t-shirt and slowly (9) ) it. a couple ( (sit) in a car across the street. the man yelled, 'is that your iguana? ' i yelled back, 'it will, if i ( (can) catch it.' i picked it up and kept it in the bathtub until my girlfriend came home. since neither of us knew anything about iguanas, we went to a pet store that () in reptiles. the owner looked over the iguana and told us several things; it was in good health, but a little dehydrated and () in the wild for the past five months. it was a 'girl' about two years old and probably () and ( (escape) it's previous owner. though it is warm in florida, it ( (not survive) the winter, so it was lucky that i(17) (catch) it. we named her 'lizzy the lizard'. lizzy ( (grow accustomed) to her freedom over the past few moths and (19) (not like) the confines of her new aquarium at first. we bought her a leash and harness and let her get out by taking walks. she ( (do well) now and () happy to be with us.
I picked it up and kept it in the bathtub until my girlfriend came home. Since neither of us knew anything about iguanas, we went to a pet store that (12)(specializes) in reptiles. The owner looked over the iguana and told us several things; it was in good health, but a little dehydrated and (13)(had been living) in the wild for the past five months. It was a 'girl' about two years old and had probably (14)(been abused) and (15) (had escaped from) it's previous owner. Though it is warm in Florida, it (16) (would not survive) the winter, so it was lucky that I(17) (had caught) it. We named her 'Lizzy the Lizard'. Lizzy (18) (had grown accustomed) to her freedom over the past few months and (19) (did not like) the confines of her new aquarium at first. We bought her a leash and harness and let her get out by taking walks. She (20) (is doing well) now and (21)(seems to be) happy with us.