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Put the verbs in brackets into the
past simple, past continuous, present
perfect simple, present simple or
present continuous.
When my grandfather 1) ...was... (be) a young boy, he
2) ........................ (like) watching the ships in the harbour
of the town where he 3)
.......... (live). A
few years later, he 4)..
............. (look) for a
job when he 5) .............................. (find) one on one of
the ships in the harbour and he 6) ............
(become) a sailor. My grandfather 7) ..............
.............. (just/retire) and he 8) .............
(enjoy) his free time. Now, he 9) ............. ............. (work)
in his garden and he 10) ...................... (do) all the things
he couldn't do when he 11) ........................... (work).​