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NARRATIVE TENSES
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ID 408021
NRC 1412
PRESENTED TO
TEACHER
ENGLISH III
This isYork,
New a letter from Joanna,
Sunday 22nd who is staying with a family in New
WhenYork, to her
I got parents
home, I wasin starving
England. Put
(starve- Past
Dear Mum
the verb and Dadin the correct tense.
in brackets continuous)!
IStatu_
can’t believe I have been (be – Present Perfect) Mrs. Goldstein has been saying (say-Present
in New York for three months now. Time has Perfect) for weeks that she wants to take me to
passed (pass – Past Simple) far too quickly. So the Statue of Liberty, so tomorrow we will see
much has happened since I last wrote (write – Past (see – Future simple) it. They are a very kind
Simple) to you that I 4 don’t know (not know – family, and I feel (feel – Present Simple) at
Present Simple) where to begin. home here. They have taught (teach – Present
continuous) me to speak with an American
I will start (start – Present Simple) by telling you
accent, so when I speak to you on the phone
of my little adventure. Last Saturday I went (go –
you won’t recognise (not recognize – Future
Past Simple) shopping in the local shopping mall.
simple) me!
I was (be – Past Simple) looking for some new
jeans for the party I was going to that evening The course I am doing (do – Present
when suddenly I realised (realize – Past Simple) Continuous) in psychology is interesting. The
that someone had been stolen (steal – Past college is situating (situate – Passive Present
Perfect) my purse. I was called (call- Past Simple) on the edge of Central Park, so I often
Simple) the police immediately, but I couldn’t have (have – Present Simple) my lunch there
answer their questions because I was crying (cry – as the canteen in the college is being
Past Continuous) so much. I was looking (look – decorated (decorate - Passive Present
Past Continuous) in my bag for a tissue when – Continuous) now.
guess what? – I felt (find – Past Simple) my
purse! I had had got (get – Past Simple) hidden Dad, please could you send me some money? I
underneath all the other stuff. I felt (feel – Past only have (have- Present Simple) $10 to last
Simple) such a fool! me till I am paid (pay - Passive Future
Simple) next week.
Anyway, the party that evening wasn’t much good,
which was a shame as I had been looking (look – Please write soon with all the news from
Past Continuous) forward to it all week. When I England.
Give my love to the dog.
arrived (arrive – Past Simple), all the food had
Lots of love
been eaten. The friends I hoped to meet had gone Joanna
(go – Past Perfect) home already. After half an
hour neighbors were saying (say– Past Simple) we
were making too much noise, so we had done
(must – Past Simple) turn off the music. I decided
to leave at about 11.00.