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Tom Smith was a writer. He 1) wrote detective stories for magazines. One evening he 2) was not able to invent an end for a story. He 3) sat with his typewriter in front of him, but he 4) had no ideas. Then he 5) went to the cinema. When he 6) left, a burglar 7) broke into his flat and 8) read his story. The visitor 9) left Tom a note: "I have read your story and I 10) don't think much of it. I 11) am not going to steal anything tonight, but I will return, when you become a successful writer." Tom 12) studied the burglar's suggestions and 13) wrote the rest of the story. He 14) was still not a successful writer, and he 15) waited for his burglar to return. Before he 16) goes out in the evening, he always 17) leaves a half-finished story near his typewriter. Объяснение: 1) (to write) - wrote (простое прошедшее время) 2) (to be not able) - was not able (простое прошедшее время, форма для he) 3) (to sit) - sat (простое прошедшее время) 4) (to have) - had (простое прошедшее время) 5) (to go) - went (простое прошедшее время) 6) (to leave) - left (простое прошедшее время) 7) (to break) - broke (простое прошедшее время) 8) (to read) - read (простое прошедшее время, написание как read, произношение как /red/) 9) (to leave) - left (простое прошедшее время) 10) (not to think) - don't think (отрицательная форма настоящего времени) 11) (not to go) - am not going (отрицательная форма настоящего времени) 12) (to study) - studied (простое прошедшее время) 13) (to write) - wrote (простое прошедшее время) 14) (to be) - was (простое прошедшее время) 15) (wait) - waited (простое прошедшее время) 16) (go out) - goes out (настоящее время, для he) 17) (to leave) - leaves (настоящее время, для he)