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a romantic story

norah was 20 and wanted to get married to george. the young man i(serve) in the army and 2(send) to africa on expedition. norah 3(be) lonely ever since.

one evening she 4(lie) on the sofa. her eyes 5(close). she 6(dream) about george. it 7(get) dark. norah 8(feel) the wind 9(whisper) words of love in her ears…

she 10(wake) up suddenly. she 11(hear) light footsteps… she hurried across the room repeating: ‘darling! dearest! you 12(be) back at last! ’ the man13(put) all his strength into pushing the girl away. he 14(be) a robber who 15(come) to norah’s place in search of her money.

1. serve - served (Past Simple)
2. send - was sent (Past Simple, passive form)
3. be - had been (Past Perfect, since the action of feeling lonely started before the actions described in the story)
4. lie - was lying (Past Continuous)
5. close - closed (Past Simple)
6. dream - was dreaming (Past Continuous)
7. get - got (Past Simple)
8. feel - felt (Past Simple)
9. whisper - whispering (Present Continuous, as the action is happening at the same time as the main story)
10. wake - woke (Past Simple)
11. hear - heard (Past Simple)
12. be - are (Present Simple, expressing habitual action)
13. put - was putting (Past Continuous)
14. be - was (Past Simple)
15. come - had come (Past Perfect, as the action of coming occurred before the story unfolded)

Explanation:
1. The verb "serve" is changed to "served" in the past simple tense to show that the young man served in the army in the past.
2. The verb "send" is changed to "was sent" in the past simple passive form to show that someone sent the young man to Africa on an expedition.
3. The verb "be" is changed to "had been" in the past perfect tense to indicate that the feeling of loneliness started before the actions described in the story.
4. The verb "lie" is changed to "was lying" in the past continuous tense to show that Norah was in the act of lying on the sofa at that moment.
5. The verb "close" is changed to "closed" in the past simple tense to show that Norah closed her eyes.
6. The verb "dream" is changed to "was dreaming" in the past continuous tense to show that Norah was having a dream about George.
7. The verb "get" is changed to "got" in the past simple tense to show that it became dark.
8. The verb "feel" is changed to "felt" in the past simple tense to show that Norah experienced the feeling of the wind whispering words of love to her.
9. The verb "whisper" is changed to "whispering" in the present continuous tense to describe the ongoing action of the wind whispering words of love.
10. The verb "wake" is changed to "woke" in the past simple tense to show that Norah suddenly became awake.
11. The verb "hear" is changed to "heard" in the past simple tense to show that Norah perceived the sound of light footsteps.
12. The verb "be" is changed to "are" in the present simple tense to allow for the repetition of the phrases "darling" and "dearest" as a habit or characteristic of the person speaking.
13. The verb "put" is changed to "was putting" in the past continuous tense to show that the man was in the action of using all his strength to push the girl away.
14. The verb "be" is changed to "was" in the past simple tense to describe the state of the robber at the moment when the girl approached him.
15. The verb "come" is changed to "had come" in the past perfect tense to show that the action of coming occurred before the events of the story.