Question

La tarea consiste en transcribir el siguiente texto en pasado simple.
Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with
his ship. One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near
his mother’s house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to
marry her when he comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port.
Bob’s first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The
parrot speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from
the girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a
chicken.”
a) Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST:
Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.
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Answer 1

Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with
his ship. One summer he came back from a long voyage and found new neighbors near his mother’s house. They had a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loved her and he wanted to marry her when he came back. Bob promised the girl to send a present from every port.
Bob’s first port was Capetown in Africa, and he sent the girl a parrot from there. The parrot spoke three languages. When Bob’s ship reached Australia, a letter came from the girl. The letter said, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”