PRACTICE ON PAST TENSES a) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Even though Little Red Riding Hood's mother 1.
(tell) her to follow the path through the fields,
the naughty girl 2.
(decide) to take a short cut through a wood. As she went deeper and deeper
into it, the cold and darkness 3
(frighten) her. She 4
(make) her way along
the narrow path when she 5.
(hear) a noise. All of a sudden a big, fierce-looking wolf
6.
(jump) out from behind a bush and 6.
(come) licking his lips in anticipation
of a tasty meal. He 7
(ask) her where she 8.
(go). The girl, who never
9
(see) a wolf before, 10.
(tell) him all about her grandmother and where she
(live). Just as he 12.
(be) about to attack, he 13.
(hear) two woodcutters approaching and 14.
(hurry) off saying he 15.
(forget)
an important meeting on the other side of the forest. While the little girl slowly 16.
(make) her
way along the path, the wolf 17.
(rush) through the forest towards the old lady's cottage. The
cottage door 18.
(be) locked so the wolf 19.
(pretend) to be Little Red Riding
Hood by copying her voice. Granny 20.
(open) the door to let her in and...
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b) Choose the correct alternative.

a) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Even though Little Red Riding Hood's mother 1.
(tell) her to follow the path through the fields,
the naughty girl 2.
(decide) to take a short cut through a wood. As she went deeper and deeper
into it, the cold and darkness 3
(frighten) her. She 4
(make) her way along
the narrow path when she 5.
(hear) a noise. All of a sudden a big, fierce-looking wolf
6.
(jump) out from behind a bush and 6.
(come) licking his lips in anticipation
of a tasty meal. He 7
(ask) her where she 8.
(go). The girl, who never
9
(see) a wolf before, 10.
(tell) him all about her grandmother and where she
(live). Just as he 12.
(be) about to attack, he 13.
(hear) two woodcutters approaching and 14.
(hurry) off saying he 15.
(forget)
an important meeting on the other side of the forest. While the little girl slowly 16.
(make) her
way along the path, the wolf 17.
(rush) through the forest towards the old lady's cottage. The
cottage door 18.
(be) locked so the wolf 19.
(pretend) to be Little Red Riding
Hood by copying her voice. Granny 20.
(open) the door to let her in and...
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b) Choose the correct alternative.

1. told
2. decided
3. frightened
4. made
5. heard
6. jumped
7. asked
8. was going
9. had never seen
10. told
11. is
12. was
13. heard
14. hurried
15. had forgotten
16. made
17. rushed
18. was
19. pretended
20. opened

Explanation:
a) In this exercise, we need to conjugate the given verbs in the correct form based on the past tense. We use past tense to describe actions that happened in the past.

1. Little Red Riding Hood's mother (tell) her to follow the path through the fields.
Answer: told
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "told" to show that the mother gave the instruction in the past.

2. the naughty girl (decide) to take a shortcut through a wood.
Answer: decided
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "decided" to show that the girl made the decision in the past.

3. the cold and darkness (frighten) her.
Answer: frightened
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "frightened" to show that the cold and darkness caused fear in her.

4. She (make) her way along the narrow path.
Answer: made
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "made" for the action of moving along the path in the past.

5. she (hear) a noise.
Answer: heard
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "heard" to show that she perceived the sound in the past.

6. a big, fierce-looking wolf (jump) out from behind a bush.
Answer: jumped
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "jumped" to describe the action of the wolf leaping out in the past.

7. He (ask) her where she (go).
Answer: asked, was going
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "asked" for the action of the wolf asking, and the past continuous tense "was going" to describe the girl's intended destination in the past.

8. The girl, who never (see) a wolf before, (tell) him all about her grandmother and where she (live).
Answer: had never seen, told, lived
Explanation: We use the past perfect tense "had never seen" to show that the girl had never encountered a wolf before that moment. We use the past simple tense "told" to describe her sharing information, and "lived" to refer to her grandmother's residence.

9. he (be) about to attack.
Answer: was
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "was" to indicate the wolf's imminent attack in the past.

10. he (hear) two woodcutters approaching and (hurry) off saying he (forget) an important meeting on the other side of the forest.
Answer: heard, hurried, had forgotten
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "heard" to show the wolf perceiving the approaching woodcutters. The past simple tense "hurried" describes the wolf's action of quickly leaving, and "had forgotten" indicates his realization of an overlooked meeting in the past.

11. While the little girl slowly (make) her way along the path, the wolf...
Answer: made
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "made" to describe the girl's slow progress along the path in the past.

12. the wolf (rush) through the forest towards the old lady's cottage.
Answer: rushed
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "rushed" to depict the wolf's swift movement through the forest in the past.

13. The cottage door (be) locked so the wolf (pretend) to be Little Red Riding Hood by copying her voice.
Answer: was, pretended
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "was" for the state of the locked door and the past simple tense "pretended" for the wolf's action of impersonating Little Red Riding Hood in the past.

14. Granny (open) the door to let her in and...
Answer: opened
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "opened" to show Granny's action of unlocking the door in the past.

b) In this part of the exercise, you need to choose the correct alternative.

11. is
Explanation: The correct alternative is missing from the given options.

Overall, this exercise focuses on practicing past tenses by selecting the appropriate verb forms and choosing correct alternatives.