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Rewrite the following story using the past tense of the verbs given in brackets.
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Once upon a time, there Hive) a man and his wife in a village. They (be) blessed with a goose
which (lay) a golden egg every day. They (be) very lucky to have such a goose at home. Every
day the man (go) to the market to sell the egg. The money they (receive) by selling the egg
(help) them to buy what they (need). But soon they (begin) to think that they (be) not getting
rich fast enough. They (imagine) that the bird (be) made of gold inside. They (decide) to kill it
in order to get the entire store of gold (keep) inside the goose's stomach at once. One day they
(cut) it open to get what they (want). But alas! They (discover) to their dismay that it (be) an
ordinary goose just like any other of its kind. They (become) very disappointed. They neither
(get) rich as they had hoped, nor (enjoy) the daily share of their wealth any longer.
Answers
Once upon a time, there Hive) a man and his wife in a village. They were blessed with a goose
which layed a golden egg every day. They were very lucky to have such a goose at home. Every
day the man went to the market to sell the egg. The money they received by selling the egg
helped them to buy what they needed. But soon they bagan to think that they were not getting
rich fast enough. They imagined that the bird was made of gold inside. They decided to kill it
in order to get the entire store of gold kept inside the goose's stomach at once. One day they
cutted it open to get what they wanted. But alas! They discovered to their dismay that it was an
ordinary goose just like any other of its kind. They became very disappointed. They neither
got rich as they had hoped, nor enjoyed the daily share of their wealth any longer.