Question

hi jenna,

how are you? im fine. last week was spring break. my family and i (drive) to the beach for a few days. we (have) so much fun! we stayed (stay) at a hotel. every day we (sit) on the beach and (read) books. we also played (play) games. we (bring) food to the beach and (eat) lunch there.

it was great! tell me about your spring break!

Explanation:

Identify the overall tense of the passage

The letter describes events that happened "Last week" during "spring break." Therefore, all verbs describing these completed past actions must be in the simple past tense.

Determine the past tense forms of the verbs

• drive: This is an irregular verb. Its simple past form is "drove".
• have: This is an irregular verb. Its simple past form is "had".
• sit: This is an irregular verb. Its simple past form is "sat".
• read: This is an irregular verb. Its simple past form is spelled "read" (pronounced differently).
• bring: This is an irregular verb. Its simple past form is "brought".
• eat: This is an irregular verb. Its simple past form is "ate".

Verify the completed text flow

"My family and I drove to the beach... We had so much fun! We stayed at a hotel. Every day we sat on the beach and read books. We also played games. We brought food to the beach and ate lunch there."

Answer:

No.	Problem	Answer
2	(have)	had
3	(sit)	sat
4	(read)	read
5	(bring)	brought
6	(eat)	ate