To complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs, we need to consider the context and the tense being used. Here is the completed text with explanations for each choice:
1) A man once went to Greece. When he came home, he began telling tales about his trip. He spoke about the things he had done. One day he told his friends he had taken part in a jumping match. "I won it. Just go to Greece and ask them. Everyone will tell you it is true." But one of his friends who was listening to him said, "If you can jump as well as that, we need not go to Greece. Let us imagine this is Greece for a minute. And now—jump!"
Here's a breakdown of the verb forms used:
- came: Simple past tense to indicate a completed action in the past.
- began: Simple past tense to show when he started telling tales.
- telling: Present participle to indicate the continuous nature of his storytelling.
- spoke: Simple past to describe what he did concerning telling stories.
- had done: Past perfect tense to show that the actions were completed before he started speaking about them.
- told: Simple past tense for the action of telling his friends.
- had taken: Past perfect tense to indicate the completion of the action before telling his friends.
- won: Simple past tense for a completed action.
- go: Simple present used as part of a hypothetical suggestion.
- will tell: Simple future tense because it is what people will do if asked.
- was listening: Past continuous to indicate that the friend was listening while the man was speaking.
- imagine: Simple present tense used as part of an imperative instruction.
These verb forms help to clearly establish the sequence of events and the hypothetical situation being described.
