PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE

1)
Ian McBain (1) …………………….. (write) for many years before he (2) ……………. (come) to
fame with his second novel in 1993. Since then he (3) ………….. (write) more than twenty
thrillers, which (4) …………………….. (translate) into more than thirty languages. If his latest
novel, Dead Body, (5) ……………… (reach) the top of the fiction charts, he (6)
……………………….. (have) a record number of best-selling thrillers. When I (7) ………………..
(meet) him last week, he (8) …………………. (just/complete) an exhausting tour of the country.
I (9) …………………… (ask) Ian why he (10) ……………………. (think) his novels (11)
………………………. (be) so successful. 'I wish I (12) ……………………… (know),' he said, 'but I
(13) …………………………………. (not suppose) that any writer ever really (14) ……………………….
(know) how the public will react to a novel. Most of us (15) …………………….. (write) stories
for ourselves, and often we don't even know how the novel (16) ……………………… (end).'

2)
De Weck's famous painting, Lady Caroline, (1) ……………………………… (destroy) by fire. It was
one of many great works that (2) ………………………. (consume) in the blaze that (3)
………………………. (break out) at the National Museum early yesterday morning. It (4)
…………………………… (believe) that the fire (5) ……………………….. (start) by an electrical fault
in the museum's heating system. Only two days ago, museum curator Walter Sickheart (6)

………………………… (announce) that the work (7) ………………………….. (restore) in time for
next year's De Weck centenary exhibition. Now, in all probability, the show (8)

…………………………. (cancel). 'It's sad,' said Sickheart. 'We (9) …………………………….

(really/look) forward to next year's exhibition. I wish we (10) …………………… (tell) that some
of the museum's electrical wiring (11) …………………………….. (need) replacing.' A rescue
operation (12) ………………….. (begin) at the museum as soon as the fire brigade (13)
………………………. (put out) the fire. Hundreds of volunteers (14) …………………………… (bring
in) to help. 'I think I (15) …………………………. (retire) by the time everything (16)
…………………………. (get) back to normal,' said Sickheart.
Ian McBain (1) (write) for many years before he (2) (come) to
fame with his second novel in 1993. Since then he (3) (write) more than
twenty thrillers, which (4) (translate) into more than thirty languages. If
his latest novel, Dead Body, (5) (reach) the top of the fiction charts, he (6)
(have) a record number of best-selling thrillers. When I (7) (meet)
him last week, he (8) (just/complete) an exhausting tour of the country. I
(9) (ask) Ian why he (10) (think) his novels (11) (be)
so successful. 'I wish I (12) (know),' he said, 'but I (13) (not
suppose) that any writer ever really (14) (know) how the public will react to a novel.
Most of us (15) (write) stories for ourselves, and often we don't even know how the
novel (16) (end).'

De Weck's famous painting, Lady Caroline, (1) (destroy) by fire. It was

one of many great works that (2) (consume) in the blaze that (3)
(break out) at the National Museum early yesterday morning. It (4) (believe) that
the fire (5) (start) by an electrical fault in the museum's heating system. Only
two days ago, museum curator Walter Sickheart (6) (announce) that the work (7)
(restore) in time for next year's De Weck centenary exhibition. Now, in all
probability, the show (8) (cancel). 'It's sad,' said Sickheart. 'We (9)
(really/look) forward to next year's exhibition. I wish we (10)
(tell) that some of the museum's electrical wiring (11) (need)
replacing.' A rescue operation (12) (begin) at the museum as soon as the fire
brigade (13) (put out) the fire. Hundreds of volunteers (14)
(bring in) to help. 'I think I (15) (retire) by the time everything (16)
(get) back to normal,' said Sickheart.