Here is the sentence:
At the coffee house table, Willie spread
out his laptop computer, cell phone, and digital watch. He
gived the impression that he had important
business, but in truth, he wrote love letters
to his girlfriend, counting the minutes until she returned his phone call.
The second verb, gived, is the problem. As you know, the sentence requires the simple past. Gave is the correctly spelled form.
| Verb | Simple Present | Simple Past | Past Participle |
| give | give(s) | gave | given |