Title: “A Day at the Beach”
Exercise:
Instructions: Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the appropriate narrative tense (past simple, past present, or past continuous).
Last summer, my family and I decided to spend a day at the beach. We (1) ____ (arrive) early in the morning, and the sun (2) ____ (shine) brightly. As we (3) ____ (settle) down on the sand, I noticed a group of children playing in the water. They (4) ____ (laugh) and (5) ____ (splash) each other, having a great time.
While my parents (6) ____ (sunbathe), my sister and I (7) ____ (build) a sandcastle. We (8) ____ (work) on it for hours, carefully shaping the towers and digging a moat around it. Suddenly, a big wave (9) ____ (crash) onto the shore, washing away our creation. We (10) ____ (feel) disappointed but quickly (11) ____ (start) building another one.
As the day (12) ____ (progress), the beach (13) ____ (get) more crowded. People (14) ____ (play) beach volleyball, others (15) ____ (fly) kites, and some (16) ____ (enjoy) a picnic. My dad (17) ____ (take) out his fishing rod and (18) ____ (cast) his line into the sea. He (19) ____ (sit) patiently, waiting for a bite.
By late afternoon, the wind (20) ____ (pick) up, and dark clouds (21) ____ (gather) in the sky. We (22) ____ (pack) our things quickly as the first raindrops (23) ____ (start) to fall. We (24) ____ (run) to the car, laughing and trying to avoid getting wet.
As we (25) ____ (drive) back home, we (26) ____ (talk) about the fun we had at the beach. It was a memorable day filled with laughter, sunshine, and unexpected surprises.
Answers:
- arrived
- was shining
- settled
- were laughing
- were splashing
- were sunbathing
- built
- worked
- crashed
- felt
- started
- progressed
- was getting
- were playing
- were flying
- were enjoying
- took
- cast
- sat
- picked
- gathered
- packed
- started
- ran
- drove
- talked
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