Question

2. Complete the article with the correct form of the verb in brackets

National Park is Closed


The National Park was a beautiful place to go hiking. You could see many different plants and animals there. The trees (be) very tall and very old. Things changed when an illegal mining business came to the park. They (start) an open mine and quickly cut down most of the trees near the river. They (want) to extract some important and valuable minerals.
Sadly, the local authorities (be) not interested in taking care of the park. Time passed and many more illegal miners came. They (pollute) the water with mercury and other toxic substances.
Now, some environmental groups (be) concerned about the problem. But it may be too late. The damage from the illegal mining is irreparable. The soil in the affected areas will never regenerate.

Answer 1

Respuesta:

-The trees (were) very tall and very old.

- They (started) an open mine and...

-They (wanted) to extract some important...

- The local authorities (were) not interested in taking...

-They (polluted) the water with mercury and..

- Some environmental groups (were)concerned about...

Explicación:

simple past