2. Open the brackets to use the correct tense. The Lion and the Mouse Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, 1) (be) asleep, a little mouse 2) (begin/run) up and down on him. This soon awakened the lion, who 3) (place) his huge paw on the mouse, and 4) (open) his big jaws to swallow her. "Pardon, O King!" 5) (cry) the little mouse. "Forgive me this time and I never 6) (forget) your kindness. And who 7) (know), I may 8) (be able) to do you a good turn one of these days!"The lion was so surprised by the idea that he 9) (let) her go. Some time later, a few hunters 10) (capture) the lion, and 11) (tie) him to a tree. After that they 12) (go) in search of a wagon, to take him to the zoo. Just then the little mouse was passing by and 13) (see) the lion. She 14) (run) up to him and gnawed away the ropes with her sharp teeth. "15) (be) I not right?" 16) (say) the little mouse, very happy to help the lion.

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2. Open the brackets to use the correct tense. The Lion and the Mouse Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, 1) (be) asleep, a little mouse 2) (begin/run) up and down on him. This soon awakened the lion, who 3) (place) his huge paw on the mouse, and 4) (open) his big jaws to swallow her. "Pardon, O King!" 5) (cry) the little mouse. "Forgive me this time and I never 6) (forget) your kindness. And who 7) (know), I may 8) (be able) to do you a good turn one of these days!"The lion was so surprised by the idea that he 9) (let) her go. Some time later, a few hunters 10) (capture) the lion, and 11) (tie) him to a tree. After that they 12) (go) in search of a wagon, to take him to the zoo. Just then the little mouse was passing by and 13) (see) the lion. She 14) (run) up to him and gnawed away the ropes with her sharp teeth. "15) (be) I not right?" 16) (say) the little mouse, very happy to help the lion.

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Давай разберем эту историю про льва и мышь и заполним пропуски, используя правильные времена глаголов. В основном здесь используется Past Simple (простое прошедшее время) и Past Continuous (прошедшее длительное время). 1) was 2) began running 3) placed 4) opened 5) cried 6) forget 7) know 8) will be able 9) let 10) captured 11) tied 12) went 13) saw 14) ran 15) Am 16) said Вот как это выглядит в тексте: Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, 1) was asleep, a little mouse 2) began running up and down on him. This soon awakened the lion, who 3) placed his huge paw on the mouse, and 4) opened his big jaws to swallow her. "Pardon, O King!" 5) cried the little mouse. "Forgive me this time and I never 6) forget your kindness. And who 7) know, I may 8) will be able to do you a good turn one of these days!"The lion was so surprised by the idea that he 9) let her go. Some time later, a few hunters 10) captured the lion, and 11) tied him to a tree. After that they 12) went in search of a wagon, to take him to the zoo. Just then the little mouse was passing by and 13) saw the lion. She 14) ran up to him and gnawed away the ropes with her sharp teeth. "15) Am I not right?" 16) said the little mouse, very happy to help the lion.