ructions: Write the correct past tense in the blank.
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One fine morning. a man 1) ... was fishing. (lish)
in a river. The sun 2)
(shine) and
the man 3)
(st) on the river
bank. Everything was very quiet and peaceful. The man
(wait) patiently for several hours
when suddenly he 5)
feel) something
puling on the fishing line. He 6) ............ (stand
up) quickly and 7)
(begin) to take in
the line. He 8)
(justif) the huge
fish he had caught out of the water when there was a
loud splash and tell back into the river. At first, the man
didn't know what 9)
(happen).
Then, he 10) ......
(look) carefully at his
fishing ine. It 11)
(snap). The poor
man was so disappointed that he 12)
(pack) away all his things and went home

One fine morning, a man was fishing in a river. The sun was shining and the man was sitting on the river bank. Everything was very quiet and peaceful. The man had been waiting patiently for several hours when suddenly he felt something pulling on the fishing line. He stood up quickly and began to take in the line. He was just lifting the huge fish he had caught out of the water when there was a loud splash and it fell back into the river. At first, the man didn't know what had happened. Then, he looked carefully at his fishing line. It had snapped. The poor man was so disappointed that he packed away all his things and went home.