Underline the correct form of the verb (Нужна правильная форма глаголов) One day Robert Burns (1) was...

One day Robert Burns was walking near the sea. Suddenly he heard a cry for help. He ran towards the water. Just then a sailor jumped off a boat, and began to swim towards the man who was calling for help and saved him. The man who was saved was very rich. He thanked the brave sailor and gave him a shilling. By this time a lot of people stood round them. They called the sailor a hero but the rich man gave him only a shilling. Burns stopped them and said, “Let him alone”. The gentleman knew better how much his life costs.

The famous author of detective stories, Arthur Conan Doyle, once came to Paris. He took a cab at the railway station to go to the hotel. “What hotel would you like to go to, Mr Conan Doyle?” asked the cabman. The writer was greatly surprised. “How do you know my name?” he asked.

“Well, it is simple. Yesterday I read in the newspaper that you would visit Paris. Then I noticed that your suit was made of English wool,” the cabman said. “Wonderful! You are a born detective!” said Conan Doyle. “Thank you, Sir,” the cabman said. “But another fact also helped me” “What is it?” asked the writer. “You see, your name is written on your luggage.”

Let's take a closer look at the sentences and choose the correct verb forms, considering the context and the sequence of events in each part of the story.

1. "One day Robert Burns was walking near the sea." - The past continuous tense "was walking" is used here to describe an action that was ongoing in the past when another action occurred.

2. "Suddenly he heard a cry for help." - The simple past tense "heard" is appropriate here because it describes a completed action that interrupted the ongoing action of walking.

3. "He ran towards the water." - The simple past tense "ran" is used to describe a quick, completed action following the cry for help.

4. "Just then a sailor jumped off a boat, and" - The simple past tense "jumped off" indicates a completed action that happened in sequence.

5. "began to swim towards the man who" - The simple past tense "began" is used here to describe the action that followed the jump.

6. "was calling for help and saved him." - The past continuous tense "was calling" describes an ongoing action in the past at the time the sailor began to swim.

7. "The man who was saved was very rich." - The past simple passive "was saved" is used to show that the man received the action of being saved.

8. "He thanked the brave sailor and gave him a shilling." - The simple past tense "thanked" is used for the completed action of expressing gratitude.

9. "By this time a lot of people were standing round them." - The past continuous tense "were standing" is used to indicate an ongoing situation at that specific time.

10. "They called the sailor a hero but the rich man gave him only a shilling." - The simple past tense "gave" is used to describe the specific action in the past.

11. "Burns stopped them and said, “Let him alone”." - The simple past tense "stopped" describes a completed action.

12. "The gentleman knows better how much his life costs." - The simple present tense "knows" is used here because it is a general truth or fact.

For the story about Arthur Conan Doyle:

1. "The famous author of detective stories, Arthur Conan Doyle, once came to Paris." - The simple past tense "came" is used to describe a completed past action.

2. "The writer was greatly surprised." - The past simple passive "was greatly surprised" is used to describe the writer's reaction.

3. "“How do you know my name?” he asked." - The simple present tense "do you know" is used because it refers to a current fact or situation.

4. "“Well, it is simple. Yesterday I read in the newspaper that you would visit Paris." - The simple past tense "read" is used for a completed action in the past.

5. "Then I noticed that your suit" - The simple past tense "noticed" is used for the action of observing.

6. "was made of English wool,” the cabman said." - The past simple passive "was made of" describes the material of the suit.

7. "“Wonderful! You are a born detective!” said Conan Doyle." - The simple present tense "are" is used to make a general statement about the cabman's abilities.

8. "“But another fact also helped me”" - The simple past tense "helped" is used to describe a completed action that contributed to the cabman's deduction.

9. "“You see, your name is written on your luggage.”" - The present simple passive "is written" is used to describe the current state of the luggage.

These choices reflect correct usage of verb tenses to convey the sequence and nature of actions and states in the narratives.