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enDoilies: Tenses and Non-finites
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
There once was a man and a woman who _________(marry) for more than 60 years. They always talked about everything, _________(keep) no secrets from each other... except for the shoe box in the top of the woman’s closet that she cautioned her husband never _________(open) it or _________(ask)her about it.
For all these years he _________(never think) about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she _________ (never recover).
In trying (sort out) their affairs the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed it was time that he _________(know) what was in the box.
When he opened it he found two beautifully _________(crochet) doilies and a stack of money _________(total) over $25,000. He asked her about the unusual contents.
"When we were married," she said, " my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was _________(never argue). She told me that if I ever _________(get angry) with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doily."
The little old man was so moved, that he had _________(fight)back tears. Only two precious doilies were in the box. She _________(only be) angry with him two times in all those years of _________(live and love). He almost burst out _________(cry and laugh) with joy and happiness.
"Sweetheart," he said... "that _________(explain) the doilies, but what about all this money? Where did it all come from?"
Oh," she said, " that's the money I made from _________(sell) the doilies.”
There once was a man and a woman who had been married for more than 60 years. They always talked about everything, keeping no secrets from each other... except for a shoe box in the top of the woman’s closet that she cautioned her husband never to open it or ask her about it.
For all these years he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would never recover.
In trying to sort out their affairs the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed it was time that he should know what was in the box.
When he opened it he found two beautifully crocheted doilies and a stack of money totaling over $25,000. He asked her about the unusual contents.
"When we were married," she said, " my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doily."
The little old man was so moved, that he had to fight back tears. Only two precious doilies were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst out crying and laughing with joy and happiness.
"Sweetheart," he said... "that explains the doilies, but what about all this money? Where did it all come from?"
Oh," she said, " that's the money I made from selling the doilies."
