Fill in the Blanks A short story (past simple)Online version FIll in the gaps with the right form of the verbs in brackets. by Uxía García 1 When she was five , Alice ( see ) a little black cat outside her house . She ( pick ) it up and ( decide ) to call him Ollie . First , the cat ( not seem ) too friendly . The poor animal ( not like ) most people and he ( enjoy ) being alone . Then , as days ( go ) by , Ollie ( become ) nicer . The cat ( like ) to sleep on Alice's lap . Every time he ( jump ) on top of her , Alice would smile and pet his little head . She ( love ) the kitten a lot . At last , Ollie had finally found his place .