Fill in each blank space with the correct form of the word in brackets.

i)Because the bicycle had been left in the field its tyres .......(burst) when the temperatures rose.

ii)That bicycle must have ........(cost) him dearly.

iii)The baby had ........(lie) there crying for hours when the mother returned.

iv)They .......(lay)the tiles on the bathroom floor.

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i)burst

ii)cost

iii)lain

iv)laid

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marto answered the question on October 2, 2017 at 07:46

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