Question

Fill in the gaps with the right forms of verbs in the brackets.
The three boys (a) ---(try' in past form) hard but (b) ----(can) not break the bundle of sticks. Their father then (C) ---- (untie) the sticks and his wife (d) ---(give) one stick to each of her sons. There (e)--- (use to be verb) two more sticks and she gave one to her husband and (f) ---(keep) one for herself. She (g) ----(tell) his sons to break the sticks. This time they all (h---(break) their sticks easily.​

Answer 1

Answer:

tried, could, untied, gave, were, kept, told, broke

Answer 2

Answer:

A-were trying

B-could

C-untied

D-gave

E-were

F-keeps

G-told

H-had broken