IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. The Woodcutter and his Axe One day, a woodcutter (1. cut) ........................ a tree on the bank of the river when his axe (2. slip) ........................ from his hands and (3. fall) ........................ into the water. The poor man (4. be) ........................ so sad that he (5. start) ........................ to cry bitterly. At this moment, and angel (6. appear) ........................ there and (7. ask) ........................ the woodcutter why he (8. cry) ......................... He (9. tell) ........................the angel the story, and the angel (10. feel) ........................ sorry and (11. dive) ........................ into the river to find the lost axe. Later, he (12. appear) ........................ from the water with a gold axe in his hand, but the woodcutter (13. refuse) ........................ to take it, saying that it (14. not be) ........................ his axe. The angel (15. dive) ........................ into the water once again and (16. appear) ........................ with an axe that was made of silver. The woodcutter (17. be) ........................ still sad. He (18. shake) ........................ his head harder and (19. tell) ........................ the angle that his own axe (20. be) ........................ made of iron. The third time the angel (21. come) ........................ out of the water with an iron axe in his hand. Filled with joy, the woodcutter (22. cry) ........................, “This belong to me”. He (23. thank) ........................ the angel for helping him. The angel (24. be) ........................ greatly impressed by his honestly, and he (25. give) ........................ the woodcutter the other two axes as a reward for his honestly.