Question

Complete the text with the correct past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

To everybody's surprise, the following day, the circus (1) _______________ (place) and advertisement in the local newspaper for a clown. Why would you need a clown? What qualifications do you need? I decided to give the owner a call.

Jim Clark, 'Bippo' to his friends (2) __________________ (work) in circuses all his life

He (3) ____________ (start) out riding circus horses when he was young, but her
(4) _________________ (not perform) on a horse since an accident in 2009. Since my accident. (5) ________ (be a clown). He tells me on the phone.

And, of course, when I'm not on stage, I'm the owner. I (6) ________________ (buy) the circus in 2010, and since then I (7) _____________ (make) all the difficult decisions round here, It’s hard work.

I asked Jim why he needed a clown. One of our clowns (8) _______________ (break) his leg, he said. He’s in hospital now. Fortunately, he (9) __________________ (not hurt) himself badly, but he can’t perform.

There was a long pause on the line. Do you want to apply for the job? He asked. Sure,
I said. Why not? (10) _________________ (never / do) anything like this before. Is it hard?
Not really, said Jim. You just have to fall over a lot!

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1) placed

2) worked

3) started

4) hasn't performed

5) I was a clown

6) bought

7) made

8) broke

9) hasn't hurt

10) I never did

Explicación: Stan Talent, Stan NCT