Question

unit discovering implied meaning
which sentence from the first handwritten letter is in the past tense?
○ i must begin by telling you how much i miss you and our beautiful family.
○ the voyage here was long and difficult.
○ i will send for you soon.
○ there are so many people in such a big city.
reading passage
legacy
question id 152560
1 as a young child, i remember listening to stories about angelo pagano, my
great-grandfather who emigrated from italy to the united states in the early
1900s. i had always envisioned him traveling on a ship like the titanic, sailing
across the atlantic in a luxury liner to his new home in america.
2 those fanciful images faded one warm autumn day when, as i was cleaning
out the attic, i uncovered a collection of old letters tied together with a worn
green ribbon. the paper was yellow and dry and started to crumble as i
touched it. as i carefully untied the ribbon and unfolded the top letter, i
realized the writing was italian. my knowledge of the language is limited to
spaghetti and espresso, but from the creation at the beginning of the letter

Explanation:

The past tense is used to describe actions or states that occurred in the past. In the given options, "The voyage here was long and difficult" uses the past - tense verb "was". The other options use present - tense ("There are...", "I will send...") or present - perfect - related ("I must begin...") forms.

Answer:

The voyage here was long and difficult.