(1) I come from a very large family and recently my parents ___________________________ (DECIDE) that they ___________________________ (SPEND) long enough living in an overcrowded house in Birmingham. “We ___________________________ (MOVE) to the country”, my father ___________________________ (ANNOUNCE) one evening. “I ___________________________ (SELL) this house and we ___________________________ (LIVE) on a farm”.
(2) So last week we ___________________________ (LOAD) all our belongings into two hired vans, and for the last few days we ___________________________ (TRY) to organise ourselves in our new home. Yesterday, for example, my two brothers and I ___________________________ (START) painting the upstairs rooms. Unfortunately, while I ___________________________ (MIX) the paint, one of my brothers ___________________________ (OPEN) the door. Nobody ___________________________ (TELL) him that we ___________________________ (BE) in the room. So instead of painting the walls we ___________________________ (SPEND) al morning cleaning paint off the floor.
(3) But worse things ___________________________ (HAPPEN) since then. This morning, when I _______________________ (WAKE) up, water ___________________________ (DRIP) through the ceiling next to my bed. We _____________________ (SPENT) the last five hours repairing the roof. It is not all bad news though. The school in the village nearby ___________________________ (CLOSE) down two years ago, and my parents ___________________________ (NOT FIND) another school for us yet.
Answers
So here is your answer
- decided
- had spent
- will move
- announced
- will sell
- will live
So here is your answer
- loaded
- tried
- had started
- was mixing
- opened
- told
- were
- spent
So here is your answer
- happened
- woke
- was dripping
- spent
- had closed
- hadn't found
The blanks are filled with appropriate words and written as follows:
(1) I come from a very large family and recently my parents decided that they had spent long enough living in an overcrowded house in Birmingham.
“We are moving to the country”, my father announced one evening. “I will be selling this house and we will live on a farm”.
(2) So last week we loaded all our belongings into two hired vans, and for the last few days we have been trying to organise ourselves in our new home.
Yesterday, for example, my two brothers and I started painting the upstairs rooms. Unfortunately, while I was mixing the paint, one of my brothers opened the door.
Nobody told him that we were in the room. So instead of painting the walls we spent all morning cleaning paint off the floor.
(3) But worse things are happening since then. This morning, when I woke up, water was dripping through the ceiling next to my bed.
We spent the last five hours repairing the roof. It is not all bad news though. The school in the village nearby closed down two years ago, and my parents did not find another school for us yet.