Put in the correct verb form of the verbs in brackets.

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Change the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

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When the ambassador of Escalopia 0 returned (return) home from lunch, his wife 1 ______________ (get) a shock. He 2 __________ (look) pale and his clothes 3 _____________ (be) a frightful state. "What 4 _________ (happen)?” she 5 ___________ (ask). "How 6 ____________ your clothes 7 _________ (get?) into such a mess?" "A fire extinguisher, dear,” 8 _________________ (answer) the Ambassador dryly. "University students 9________ (set) the Embassy on fire this morning." "Good heavens!" 10 ______________ (exclaim) his wife. "And where 11 ____________ (be) in my office as usual," 13 ___________ (answer) the Ambassador. "The fire 14 _________ (break out) in the basement. I 15 _____________ (go down) immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, 16___________ (aim) a fire extinguisher at me. He 17 _________ (think) I 18 ________ (be) on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted." The Ambassador's wife 19 _________ (go on) asking questions, when she suddenly 20 _______ (notice) a big hole in her husband's hat. "And how can you 21 (explain) that?" she 22 (ask). "Oh, that," 23 ______________ (say ) the Ambassador. Someone 24 ___________ (fire) a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I 25 ___________ (not wear) it at time. If I 26 ___________ (be) I27 __________ (be able) to get home for lunch?"

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The former Prime Minister, Mr Wentworth Lane, 0 was defeated (be defeated) in the recent elections. He 1 ________ now 2 __________ (retire) from political life and 3 _________ (go) abroad. My friend, Crawley, 4 _____ always _______ (be) a fanatical opponent of Mr Lane's Radical Progressive Party. After the elections, Crawley 6 __________ (go) to the former Prime Minister's house. When he 7 _________ (ask) if Mr Lane 8 _________ (live) there, the policeman on duty 9 _________ (tell) that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister 10 (go) abroad on the following day, Crawley 11 _________ (go) to the house again. The same policeman 12 ____________ just 13 __________ (walk) slowly past the entrance when Crawley 14 (ask) the same question. Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman 15 (give) him the same answer. This time, the policeman 16 ________ (lose) his temper. "I 17 ________ (tell) you yesterday, and the day before yesterday," he 18 _________ (shout), "Mr Lane 19 ________ (be defeated) in the elections. He 20 _______ (retire) from political life and 21 ___________ (go) to live abroad!" "I 22 ___________ (know),” 23 ________ (answer) Crawley, "but I 24 ___________ (love) to hear you 25 _____________ (say) it.

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