40s Singleness-Learn English Online: Monday Grammar Point

Here's a great verb practice activity by Lingo4you - www.lingo4u.de based on the classic German story, "The Gingerbread Man."

The Gingerbread Man
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Once upon a time there (be)______________1 a little old man and a
little old woman, and they (live) ______________2 all alone in a
little old house. They (feel)______________3 quite lonely because
they (have) ______________4 no children. So one day, the little old
woman (make) ______________5 a little boy out of gingerbread.
When the little old woman (decorate) ________________________6
her gingerbread boy, she (put) ______________7 him in the oven.
Some time later the little old woman (open) ______________8 the oven door to (take)
______________9 her little gingerbread boy out again. But he just (jump) ______________10 out
of the oven and (run) ______________11 away.
The little old man and the little old woman (run) ______________12 after him to (catch)
______________13 their little gingerbread boy. But the gingerbread boy (be) ______________14
faster than the little old man and the little old woman. He (laugh) ______________15 and (shout)
______________16 , »(Run) ______________17 as fast as you (can) ______________18 . You
(catch/not) ______________19 me. I (be) ______________20 the gingerbread man.«
And they (can/not) ______________21 catch him.
The little gingerbread boy (run) ______________22 on and on and after a while he (pass)
______________23 a cow. The cow (say) ______________________24 , »Hello, little gingerbread
boy. You (look) ____________________________25 delicious. Please stop, I (want / eat)
________________________26 you.«
But the gingerbread boy just (laugh) ______________27 , »I (run) ______________28 away from
the little old man. And I (run) ______________29 away from the little old woman. So just (run)
______________30 as fast as you (can) ______________31 . You (catch/not)
______________________32 me. I (be) ______________33 the gingerbread man.«
And the cow (can/not) ______________34 catch him.
The little gingerbread boy (run) ______________35 on and on and after a while he (come)
_________________36 to a horse. The horse (tell) __________________37 the gingerbread boy,
»Please stop, you (look) ___________________38 very good to (eat) __________________39 .«
But the gingerbread boy just (laugh) ______________40 , »I (run) ______________41 away from
the little old man. I (run) __________42 away from the little old woman. I (run) ____________43
away from the cow. And I (run) ______________44 away from you! So just (run) ____________45
as fast as you (can) __________________46 . You (catch/not) ________________________47 me.
I (be) ______________48 the gingerbread man.«
And the horse (can/not) __________________49 catch him.
After the gingerbread boy (run) ____________________50 for another while, he (see) ________51
a fox. The gingerbread boy (cry) __________________52 , »I (run) ______________53 away from
the little old man.I (run) ____________54 away from the little old woman. I (run) ____________55
away from the cow. And I (run) _____________56 away from the horse. So just (run) _________57
as fast as you (can)_________58 ! You (catch/not) _________________59 me. I (be) _________60
the gingerbread man.«
But the fox (reply) __________61 , »I (know) ___________62 I (can/not/catch) ______________63
you. You (be) ______________64 too fast for me. But even if I (can) ______________65 catch
you, I (not/do) __________________________66 it.«
The little gingerbread boy ran on and on. But suddenly he (come) ____________________67 to a
river. He (be) ______________68 in deep trouble because he (know/not) ______________69 how
to swim. And the little old man, the little old woman, the cow and the horse (run/still) __________
__________________70 after him.
The fox (say) ______________71 , »Jump on my tail and I (take) ______________72 you across
the river.«
So the little gingerbread boy (jump) __________73 on the fox's tail. They (swim) ____________74
just a little distance when the fox (turn) __________________________75 his head to the little
gingerbread boy, »You (be) ___________________76 too heavy for my tail. Please little
gingerbread boy, (jump) ___________________77 on my back.«
So the little gingerbread boy (jump) ____________________78 on the fox's back. In the middle of
the river, the fox (ask) ________________79 the little gingerbread boy, »You (be) ___________80
too heavy. My back (sink) _______________________81 . (jump) ______________82 on my nose
and you (stay) ______________83 dry.«
So the little gingerbread boy (jump) _________________84 on the fox's nose. But as soon as they
(reach) _________________________85 the other side of the river, the fox (throw)
______________86 back his head and (eat) ___________________87 the little gingerbread boy.

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