Dog tired - 4

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the past tense of the verbs in brackets.

An old, tired-looking dog (wander) into Mrs Scott’s garden.

Mrs Scott was retired and (spend) a lot of her time in her garden.

The dog (have) a collar with its name on it and was well fed and well taken

care of so Mrs Scott (be) sure he (have) a home and (be) not a stray.

The dog (come) calmly over to her, she (stroke) him

and then he (follow) her into the house, (curl) up in the corner

and (fall) asleep. An hour later, he (go) to the door and Mrs Scott

(let) him out. The next day he (be) back. He (greet) Mrs Scott, (walk)

into the house, (find) the same spot and then (sleep) for about an hour.

This (continue) for several weeks.

Mrs Scott (be) curious to know who the owner of this sweet dog (be),

She (pin) a note to the dog’s collar informing the owners that their dog (come)

to her house nearly every afternoon for a nap.

The next afternoon the dog (arrive) for his nap with a different note (pin)

to his collar. He lives in a home with six children, two under the age of three, and he’s trying

to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?

Mrs Scott, who (live) on her own and was often quite lonely, has now made friends

with a wonderful family and has a dog that visits her regularly too.

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An old, tired-looking dog wandered into Mrs Scott's garden. Mrs Scott is retired and spends a lot of her time in her garden. The dog had a collar with its name on it and was well fed and well taken care of so Mrs Scott was sure he had a home and was not a stray. The dog came calmly over to her, she stroked him and then he followed her into the house, curled up in the corner and fell asleep. An hour later, he went to the door and Mrs Scott let him out.

The next day he was back. He greeted Mrs Scott, walked into the house, found the same spot and then slept for about an hour. This continued for several weeks.
Mrs Scott was curious to know who the owner of this sweet dog was. She pinned a note to the dog´s collar informing the owners that their dog came to her house nearly every afternoon for a nap.
The next afternoon the dog arrived for his nap with a different note pinned to his collar. "He lives in a home with six children, two under the age of three, and he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?" Mrs Scott, who lives on her own and is often quite lonely, has now made friends with a wonderful family and has a dog that visits her regularly too.