The teacher in a progressive school was (0) ______ (perturb) because he could not keep his pupils from (1) ______ (look) out from the window. When the teacher looked out he (2) ______ (see) a nine year old boy, shabbily (3) ______ (dress) and shivering with cold. The teacher asked the boy not to disturb his class. The poor boy was in tears. "I (4) ______ (do) something wrong" he said, "I was just here (5) ______ (listen) your lessons and learn something before going to the store; but if you don’t want me here, I will not come back." "Why don’t you come to school?"
"Because my father cannot afford to pay the fees for every month" (6) ______(sob) the boy. Then the teacher said, "Do not worry about the fees. Come and study. I (7) ______ (speak) to your father." The boy (8) ______ (make) much progress at the end of the year.
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The teacher in a progressive school was perturbed because he could not keep his pupils from looking out from the window. When the teacher looked out, he saw a nine-year-old boy, shabbily dressed and shivering with cold. The teacher asked the boy not to disturb his class. The poor boy was in tears." I did nothing wrong," he said, "I was just here listening to your lessons and learn something before going to the store, but if you don't want me here I won't come back." "Why don't you come to school?" "Because my father can't afford to pay the fees every month," sobbed the boy. Then the teacher said, "Don't worry about the fees. Come and study I have spoken to your father." The boy made much progress at the end of the year. Later, other kind people helped him continue his studies. He became a great scholar, history professor as well as an outstanding Italian writer. His name was Ludovico Antonio
Murotori.
Explanation:
➜ The correct form of verbs has been used to complete the given passage.
➜ 'Looking' is the present continuous tense.
➜ 'Saw' is the simple past tense.
➜ 'Dressed' is the simple past tense.
➜ 'Listening' is the present continuous tense.
➜ O'Have spoken' is the present perfect continuous tense.
➜ 'Was' is the past tense.
Answer:
0. perturbed
1. looking
2. saw
3. dressed
4. did
5. to listen
6. sobbed
7. will speak
8. has made