Заполните пропуски в тексте, выбирая подходящие формы глаголов.

Давайте заполним пропуски в тексте, используя правильные формы глаголов: Tom Smith was a writer. He 1) **writes** detective stories for magazines. One evening he 2) **was not able** to invent an end for a story. He 3) **sat** with his typewriter in front of him, but he 4) **had** no ideas. Then he 5) **went** to the cinema. When he 6) **was leaving**, a burglar 7) **broke** into his flat and 8) **read** his story. The visitor 9) **left** Tom a note: "I have read your story and I 10) **don't think** much of it. I 11) **am not going** to steal anything tonight, but I will return when you become a successful writer." Tom 12) **studied** the burglar's suggestions and 13) **wrote** the rest of the story. He 14) **is** still not a successful writer, and he 15) **waited** for his burglar to return. Before he 16) **goes out** in the evening, he always 17) **leaves** a half-finished story near his typewriter. Таким образом, правильный ответ для пропуска (17) - **leaves**.