Fill in the gaps with the right verb form. Write the correct one on the empty line on the right of the text. Our neighborhood in Tampa, Florida has a flock of peacocks that are semi-wild. A few weeks ago as I (1) ______________...
Fill in the gaps with the right verb form. Write the correct one on the empty line on the right of the text.
Our neighborhood in Tampa, Florida has a flock of peacocks that are semi-wild. A few weeks ago as I (1) _________________ (drive) home I (2) _____________________ (notice) one of them staring intently at something next to the sidewalk. As I (3) _____________________ (get) closer I saw that the object the bird (4) ____________________ (look at) was a two foot iguana. I (5) _______________ (park) my car and (6) __________________ (walk) back over to the spot. The iguana (7) _______________ (lie) quietly in the grass. I (8) ________________(take off) my T-shirt and slowly (9) __________________(approach) it. A couple (10)_____________ (sit) in a car across the street. The man yelled, 'Is that your iguana?' I yelled back, 'It will, if I (11)________________ (can) catch it.'
I picked it up and kept it in the bathtub until my girlfriend came home. Since neither of us knew anything about iguanas, we went to a pet store that (12)__________________(specialize) in reptiles. The owner looked over the iguana and told us several things; it was in good health, but a little dehydrated and (13)_______________(live) in the wild for the past five months. It was a 'girl' about two years old and probably (14)______________(abuse) and (15)___________ (escape) it's previous owner. Though it is warm in Florida, it (16)_________________ (not survive) the winter, so it was lucky that I(17) _______________ (catch) it. We named her 'Lizzy the Lizard'. Lizzy (18)________________ (grow accustomed) to her freedom over the past few moths and (19) ________________ (not like) the confines of her new aquarium at first. We bought her a leash and harness and let her get out by taking walks. She (20)_______________ (do well) now and (21)_______________(seem) happy to be with us.
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Our neighborhood in Tampa, Florida has a flock of peacocks that are semi-wild. A few weeks ago as I (1) _________________ (was driving) home I (2) _____________________ (noticed) one of them staring intently at something next to the sidewalk. As I (3) _____________________ (got) closer I saw that the object the bird (4) ____________________ (was looking at) was a two foot iguana. I (5) _______________ (parked) my car and (6) __________________ (walked) back over to the spot. The iguana (7) _______________ (was lying) quietly in the grass. I (8) ________________(took off) my T-shirt and slowly (9) __________________(approached) it. A couple (10)_____________ (was sitting) in a car across the street. The man yelled, 'Is that your iguana?' I yelled back, 'It will, if I (11)________________ (am able to) catch it.'
I picked it up and kept it in the bathtub until my girlfriend came home. Since neither of us knew anything about iguanas, we went to a pet store that (12)__________________(specializes) in reptiles. The owner looked over the iguana and told us several things; it was in good health, but a little dehydrated and (13)_______________(had been living) in the wild for the past five months. It was a 'girl' about two years old and had probably (14)______________(been abused) and (15)___________ (had escaped from) it's previous owner. Though it is warm in Florida, it (16)_________________ (would not survive) the winter, so it was lucky that I(17) _______________ (had caught) it. We named her 'Lizzy the Lizard'. Lizzy (18)________________ (had grown accustomed) to her freedom over the past few months and (19) ________________ (did not like) the confines of her new aquarium at first. We bought her a leash and harness and let her get out by taking walks. She (20)_______________ (is doing well) now and (21)_______________(seems to be) happy with us.
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