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Laotian elephants and verbs

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Until this trip in Laos, I never wantinghad never wantednever wantI don't know (never/want) to ride an elephant atop his back, sat in a heavy bamboo seat. In my opinion, it is simply something that you must dowill dohave to doI don't know (modal/do) in your lifetime! The trek will lastedwas lastingwas to lastI don't know (last) one hour and a half. After a fifteen-minute trek through the lush tropical forest, my elephant starts swishedis starting to swishstarted swishingI don't know (start/swish) his tail to get rid of a few flies. He also flapedflappedhad flappedI don't know (flap) his ears to cool his body. That behaviour showed that he haswerewasI don't know (be) in good health and not under stress. Moreover, his mahout didn't have any bull hook or a bamboo whip which could hurtingmight have hurtshould have hurtI don't know (modal/hurt) this animal. He only has handleddid handledhandledI don't know (handle) his elephant by uttering soft words in a sing-song voice. The mahout has givengivesgaveI don't know (give) his elephant plenty of time when this animal needed to have a rest. The magnificent animal might eatingwas to be eatingcould eatI don't know (modal/eat) as he pleased; He graspedis graspinghas graspedI don't know (grasp) heavy branches before smashing them into pieces. He is chosenchoseis choosingI don't know (choose) bamboo shoots, fresh leaves, stems, and barks meticulously before swallowing them. On our way back to the camp, I enjoyed to feedenjoyed feedinghave enjoy feedingI don't know (enjoy/feed) my elephant a few bananas. If I had known that the bananas were a treat for him, I would have boughtwould buywill buyI don't know (buy) other fruit. Then, my elephant, free from his burden, had wanderedhas wanderedwanderedI don't know (wander) down to the bank of the river Mekong. He had diveddivesdivedI don't know (dive) with a splash into the river with his other companions.