Picasso
Pretekli časi: vstavi glagole v pravilno obliko (aktiv in pasiv). / Verb forms: put the verbs in brackets into the correct past form, active or passive.
One day, a famous art collector was having a party. He had many famous paintings on his walls. At one point he saw that his favourite painting above the fireplace ____________________ (1 STUDY) by an unknown man. “This is a real Picasso, ” the collector proudly remarked. The man ____________________ (2 SHAKE) his head. He said, “I am an art expert. This definitely isn’t a real Picasso. It is a fake.”
The art collector ____________________ (3 SHOCK). He called up his agent and asked to have a personal appointment with Picasso. After the meeting ____________________ (4 ARRANGE), he ____________________ (5 FLY) to Paris. He went directly to Picasso’s studio and after climbing the stairs, knocked on the door. Picasso shouted, “Come in!” Picasso ____________________ (6 BE) busy painting a large painting. He quickly looked over his shoulder and asked, “What is it? I’m busy.” The art collector said, “Mr. Picasso, I only have one quick question. Can you please look at this painting and tell me if it is a fake?” Picasso looked over his shoulder at it and quickly ____________________ (7 SNAP), “It is a fake”. The collector thanked Picasso and ____________________ (8 LEAVE).
One year later, the collector returned to Picasso’s studio. While he ____________________ (9 KNOCK) on the artist’s door he could hear an angry call: “What is it?!” The art collector said, “Picasso, I am genuinely sorry to interrupt but there is something I need to know. Can you look at this painting and tell me if it is a fake?” Picasso looked over his shoulder and quickly ____________________ (10 REPLY), “It is a fake!” The man was surprised, he said, “It can’t be! I was here last year and saw you, yourself painting this very painting!” Picasso turned around and said, “Sometimes I paint fakes.”
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