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Grammar Practice

Think and Act

Read the text below. Underline the verbs and explain why most of
them are in the past forms.

My First Day at School
I remember my first day at my new school very clearly. On the very day,
I felt excited and happy. At the same time, I was very nervous because
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I didn’t know anyone. Anyway, I still remember it vividly.
At first I was confused. I didn’t know where to go. I had to ask a boy
where grade IX students were taking their class. The boy was very
polite and showed me the way. I followed his instructions and reached
my class. When I saw a crowd of new faces in the class, I felt scared.
After a while, I tried to be braver. I met a girl and introduced myself.
She also introduced herself. Although we came from different villages,
we had a lot in common. We spent the rest of the day together in class
until school was over.
I think it is natural that on the first day at school, we feel nervous, but
often difficult experiences have happy endings. The girl I met on the
first day is still in touch with me as one of my best friends . This made
my first day at school memorable.

Study Time

i. Past tense is used to narrate the past events. If you want
to express what happened in your childhood, you can narrate
it using past tense. Now, narrate your childhood experiences in
ten sentences.

ii. Rewrite the following sentences supplying the correct form of the
verbs in the brackets.

a. Lalita……… (study) hard at university, and graduated in 2014.
b. He ……(travel) to Thailand to find a job two years ago.
c. In Bangkok, he ……… (work) as a bellboy in 2014.

d. Riya ……… (visit) India last year.
e. She ……… (buy) that house in 2013.

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