2. Open the brackets :
All children, except one, (1. grow) up. They soon know that some day they (2. grow) up. This is
how it (3. happen) to Wendy. One day when she (4. play) in a garden, she () 5. pick up a flower
and (6. run) with it to her mother. At that moment she (7. look) so pretty that Mrs Darling (8.
cry), "Oh, why can't you be a little girl forever!" Since that moment on Wendy (9. know) that
she must (10. grow) up.
Her mother was a lovely lady, with a romantic mind. This is how Mr. Darling (11. win) her. At
one point a lot of gentlemen discovered that they (12. fall) in love with her, and they all (13.
come) to her house (14. propose) to her except Mr Darling, who (15. take) a cab and (16.
arrive) at her place first, and so he get her. He (17. be) one of those clever ones who (18. know)
all about money. And the way he (19. speak) about money was such that it (20. can) make any
woman (21. respect) him.
For a week or two after Wendy (22. be) born her parents (23. be) doubtful whether they (24. be)
able to keep her. Mr Darling (25. sit) on the edge of his wife's bed (26. hold) and (27. calculate)
expenses. She (28. want) to risk it, but that (29. be) not his way; his way (30. be) with a pencil
and a piece of paper.
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2. Open the brackets :
All children, except one, (1. grow) up. They soon know that some day they (2. will grow) up.
This is how it (3. happend) to Wendy. One day when she (4. was playing) in a garden, she ( 5. picked) up a flower and (6. ran) with it to her mother. At that moment she (7. looked) so pretty that Mrs Darling (8. cried), "Oh, why can't you be a little girl forever!" Since that moment on Wendy (9. knew) that she must (10. grow) up. Her mother was a lovely lady, with a romantic mind.
This is how Mr. Darling (11. won) her. At one point a lot of gentlemen discovered that they (12. had fallen) in love with her, and they all (13. came) to her house (14. to propose) to her except Mr Darling, who (15. took) a cab and (16. arrived) at her place first, and so he got her. He (17. was) one of those clever ones who (18. knew) all about money. And the way he (19. spoke) about money was such that it (20. could) make any woman (21. respect) him. For a week or two after Wendy (22. was) born, her parents (23. had been) doubtful whether they (24. would be) able to keep her. Mr Darling (25. sat) on the edge of his wife's bed (26. holding) her hand and (27. calculating) expenses. She (28. wanted) to risk it, but that (29. was) not his way; his way (30. was) with a pencil and a piece of paper.