Exercise 2: A Lost Wallet

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

(Simple Present Tense, Present Continuous Tense, Simple Past Tense, Simple Future Tense, Present Perfect Tense, Past Perfect Tense)

Yesterday, something terrible happened. While I (1) _______________ (ride) the MRT to Taipei Main Station, I realised my wallet was missing. I panicked. I (2) _______________ (just / withdraw) some money, and I was sure I (3) _______________ (put) the wallet back in my bag.

“(4) _______________ the wallet _______________ (steal)?" I wondered. I immediately went to the station’s lost and found office. The officer asked me, “Where (5) _______________ you last _______________ (see) it?" I told him I (6) _______________ (not remember) clearly. He took my details and said that if a wallet (7) _______________ (find), I (8) _______________ (be) notified immediately.

I felt terrible all evening. If I (9) _______________ (be) more careful, this (10) _______________ (not / happen). Just as I was about to give up hope, my phone rang. It was the officer! My wallet (11) _______________ (discover) by a cleaner on the train after I had left. Nothing was taken. Tomorrow morning, I (12) _______________ (go) to the station to collect it. I have definitely learned my lesson.