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Exercise The Gingerbread Man – Part 1

Exercise The Gingerbread Man – Part 4

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

  1. They (swim) just a little distance when the fox (turn) his head to the little gingerbread boy, »You (be) too heavy for my tail. Please (climb) on my back.«
  2. So the little gingerbread boy (climb) on the fox's back.
  3. In the middle of the river, the fox (ask) the little gingerbread boy, »You (be) too heavy. My back (sink) . (Crawl) on my nose and you (stay) dry.«
  4. So the little gingerbread boy (crawl) on the fox's nose.
  5. But as soon as they (reach) the other side of the river, the fox (throw) back his head and (eat) the little gingerbread boy.

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