Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable tense forms of the verbs given
in brackets:

Stephen hawking is one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists. He___(be) also a popular writer in 1986. His first book, "A brief History of time" ___(publish) in 1988 and
____(become) an international best seller. In it, he___ (explain) about the birth and death of the universe to the lay person.​

Answer 1

Answer:

was published had became explains

Answer 2

Answer:

(was). (this). (than),

Explanation:

last wla kya pra