Question

Complete this story using the correct past tense of the verbs in parentheses. Then listen and check your answers.Mr. Charles Everson and his wife Linda 1 (drive) home one Sunday when a cow 2 (fall) from the sky and 3 (land) on the hood of their van. The cow—which 4 (escape) from a local farm—5 (graze) all morning near the edge of a cliff, when it slipped and 6 (plunge) seventy meters to the road below. The Eversons weren’t hurt, but the cow wasn’t so lucky—it 7 (have) to be put to sleep.

Answer 1

The subject of the question is English, and the grade level is High School. The answer provides examples of completing the story using the correct past tense of verbs.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of the question is English, as it is asking for the completion of a story using the correct past tense of verbs.

For example:

1. Mr. Charles Everson and his wife Linda drove home one Sunday when a cow fell from the sky and landed on the hood of their van.
2. The cow—which escaped from a local farm—had grazed all morning near the edge of a cliff, when it slipped and plunged seventy meters to the road below.
3. The cow wasn’t so lucky—it had to be put to sleep.

Answer 2

Answer: 1. drove

2. fell

3. landed

4. escaped

5. grazed

6. plunged

7. had

Step-by-step explanation:

Charles Everson and his wife Linda 1 (drive) home one Sunday when a cow 2 (fell) from the sky and 3 (landed) on the hood of their van. The cow—which 4 (escaped) from a local farm—5 (grazed) all morning near the edge of a cliff, when it slipped and 6 (plunged) seventy meters to the road below. The Eversons weren’t hurt, but the cow wasn’t so lucky—it 7 (had) to be put to sleep.