Question

Read the sentences about past actions that Mike and Sam did. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs given. Write one word in each gap.

Sam
a new adventure book. (to buy)

Sam
reading a novel last Monday. (to begin)

Mike
a drama by a popular writer. (to read)

Mike
me a science fiction book about space. (to give)

Answer 1

Bought

Began

Read (все 3 формы одинаковые)

Gave

Answer 2

Sure! Let's go step by step to solve this exercise.

First, let's analyze the first sentence:

"Sam...a new adventure book. (to buy)"

To solve this, we need to use the correct form of the verb "to buy" that matches with Sam's action in the past. The sentence indicates that Sam bought a new adventure book.

The past form of the verb "to buy" is "bought". Therefore, we can complete the sentence as follows:

"Sam bought a new adventure book."

Now let's move to the second sentence:

"Sam...reading a novel last Monday. (to begin)"

In this case, we need to use the correct form of the verb "to begin" that matches with Sam's action in the past. The sentence indicates that Sam started reading a novel last Monday.

The past form of the verb "to begin" is "began". Therefore, we can complete the sentence as follows:

"Sam began reading a novel last Monday."

Now, let's analyze the third sentence:

"Mike...a drama by a popular writer. (to read)"

To solve this, we need to use the correct form of the verb "to read" that matches with Mike's action in the past. The sentence indicates that Mike read a drama by a popular writer.

The past form of the verb "to read" is "read". Therefore, we can complete the sentence as follows:

"Mike read a drama by a popular writer."

Lastly, let's analyze the fourth sentence:

"Mike...me a science fiction book about space. (to give)"

In this case, we need to use the correct form of the verb "to give" that matches with Mike's action in the past. The sentence indicates that Mike gave me a science fiction book about space.

The past form of the verb "to give" is "gave". Therefore, we can complete the sentence as follows:

"Mike gave me a science fiction book about space."

To summarize:

Sam bought a new adventure book.
Sam began reading a novel last Monday.
Mike read a drama by a popular writer.
Mike gave me a science fiction book about space.