Главная страница «Первого сентября»Главная страница журнала «Английский язык»Содержание №10/2009

The Tiger and the Monkey

Put the verbs in brackets into correct tense form.

Many years ago an old Tiger (to live) (1)________ in the jungle in India. Every day the animals (to bring) (2)________ him some food because he (to be) (3)________ strong and angry. Once at the moment when the Tiger (to sit) (4)________ under the tree, he (to see) (5)________ a Monkey and (to say) (6)________: “I (to be) (7)________ hungry now. I not (to eat) (8)________ my dinner yet. You (to bring) (9)________ a fat pig for my dinner soon”. The Monkey (to explain) (10)________ that the day before another tiger (not to allow) (11)________ anybody to bring any food to him. After the Monkey (to explain) (12)________ everything to the Tiger, he (to get) (13)________ angry. While they (to speak) (14)________ the animals (to come) (15)________ nearer to them. At the moment the Tiger (to cry) (16)________: “I (to kill) (17)________ that tiger if you (to show) (18)________ him to me!”

The Monkey (to be) (19)________ rather clever and she (to decide) (20)________ to take the Tiger to the river. While they (to walk) (21)________ to the river the Monkey (to tell) (22)________ terrible stories about that Tiger. After they (to get) (23)________ to the river, the Monkey (to ask) (24)________ the Tiger (to look) (25)________ into the water. “Whom you (to see) (26)________ in the water already?” he Monkey asked the Tiger. “I already (to see) (27)________ another tiger in the water” the Tiger answered. “What he (to do) (28)________ now?” the Monkey asked. “He (to look) (29)________ at me. Oh, he (to say) (30)________ just something to me” the Tiger replied. The Tiger got angry. He (to look) (31)________ at another tiger and (to shout) (32)________: “I (to eat) (33)________ you very soon because I (to be) (34)________ the strongest animal in the jungle.” After the Tiger (to jump) (35)________ into the water, the animals in the jungle (not to see) (36)________ him any more.

Key: 1. lived; 2. brought; 3. was; 4. was sitting; 5. saw; 6. said; 7. am; 8. have not eaten; 9. will bring; 10. explained; 11. had not allowed; 12. had explained; 13. got; 14. were speaking; 15. were coming; 16. cried; 17. shall kill; 18. show; 19. was; 20. decided; 21. were walking; 22. was telling; 23. had got; 24. asked; 25. to look; 26. have seen; 27. have seen; 28. is doing; 29. is looking; 30. had just said; 31. looked; 32. shouted; 33. shall eat; 34. am; 35. had jumped; 36. did not see

By Yulia Borzova ,
School No. 1208, Moscow ;
Nina Kondrakova ,
School No. 1208, Moscow