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 We usually add -d, -ed to change the form of verbs, while using them in the simple

past tense.

Examples: move → moved, play → played, travel → travelled

A. Fill in the blanks with suitable past tense forms of the verbs given in brackets.

1. Ruby and her family
the city of Udaipur. (explore)

2. Her father (give)

instructions before they
(visit) different places in the city.

3. Ruby the camel ride.
(enjoy)

4. They Rajasthani food
delicious. (find)

5. Ruby’s parents several handicraft items. (purchase)

6. We to Udaipur last year. (go)

The Past Continuous Tense

Read the given sentences.
1. Dipti was admiring the beauty of the

City Palace last morning when I called
on her.

2. Tourists were enjoying a boat ride at
the lake when I saw them.

The highlighted words are in the past continuous tense. We use verbs in the past

continuous tense to refer to actions that were happening at some time in the past and
usually at the same time as some other action in the past.

When we use verbs in the past continuous tense, we
write: was/were + verb + -ing. REMEMBER

Examples: 1. I was sleeping at 10 o’clock last night.  We use was with ‘I’, singular
nouns and pronouns.
2. They were watching TV when I reached  We use were with ‘you’,

their house. plural nouns and pronouns.

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