II. Analyse the choice of verb forms:
When [Eric] woke up, light was streaking across his face... . [The planet's] sun crossed over the mouth of the pit.
"Holy crow!" he cried. "I've been here all night. Oh, man!"...
Eric felt a sharp pain in his stomach It had been a day since he'd eaten. His stomach was empty... He felt something round and hard under his foot. It was one of those smelly fruits he' d found in the garden... .
"No way!" he cried. "I'm not going to eat it... ."
But he couldn't stop himself. The fruit tasted sweet! It was delicious. "This is the most delicious food I've ever eaten!" he cried." I've never tasted anything so—"
"Please keep it down," whispered a voice... "You' re talking too much," said another voice. "... how can I understand you?" Eric asked. "The tangfruit,:... Its taste is magic... "
"You are now speaking our language. The effect will wear off, of course... "
[Abbot, T. (2001). The secrets of droon: The hawk bandits of tarkoom (p. 27). New York: Scholastic.]
V. Choose the verb form:
When Mendanbar (1. get back) to the castle, the first person he (2. see) was Willin, standing in the doorway looking relieved. By the time Mendanbar (3. get) within earshot, however, the elf's expression (4. change) to a ferocious scowl.
"I (5. be) happy to see that Your Majesty (6. return) safely," Willin said stiffly. "I (7. be) about to send a party to search for you... ." "What's happened?"
"Your Majesty (8. have) an unexpected visitor." He paused. "At least, I (9. presume) he (10. be) unexpected... ."
"Who is it?" Mendanbar asked. "Not another complaint from the Darkmorning Elves, hope)? If it (12. be), you can tell them I (13. see, not)them. I (14. have) enough of their whining and I've got more important things to attend to right now."
"No," Willin said. "It (15. be) Zemanar, the Head Wizard of the Society of Wizards."
"Oh, lord," Mendanbar said. He (16. meet) the Head Wizard once before, at his coronation three years earlier, and he (17. not, like) the man much then... .
"How long (18. he, wait)? What (19. he, want)?"
"He only has only been here for a few minutes," Willin reassured him... .
"As I (20. recall), he (21.have got) an exaggerated idea of his own importance... . Oh (22. not, worry), I (23. not, say) anything improper when I (24. talk) to him. Where (25. he, be)?
[Wrede, P. (1991). Searching for dragons: The enchanted forest chronicles book II (pp. 42-44). New York: Scholastic.]
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