“the holidays” a tale told in the past tense. please hold up the card of the tense you would use...
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“The Holidays”
A tale told in the past tense
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Please hold up the card of the tense you would use to
translate the ITALICIZED UNDERLINED verb.
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Preterite vs Imperfect
Once upon a time…There a hard-
working man married to an amicable but foolish
woman.
was
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Preterite vs Imperfect
She a poor housewife besides.
was
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Preterite vs Imperfect
Try as he did, he
her to keep the cottage clean and
neat.
could not teach
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Preterite vs Imperfect
Once of his neighbor friends who felt sorry
for him , “My friend, let me give you some advice.”
said
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“As all the world knows, the holidays are coming, and of course everything
must be in order and ready for them. Why
don’t you remind your wife of this?”
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Preterite vs Imperfect
The man there was no harm in trying.
thought
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Preterite vs Imperfect
So a short time later, just before he for
work…left
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Preterite vs Imperfect
… he to the woman and , “Wife,
listen carefully. The holidays are coming, so
be sure to have everything ready for
them today.”
saidturned
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Preterite vs Imperfect
Now the woman really to
please her husband. wanted
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Preterite vs Imperfect
Thinking that the holidays were grand, important people, she the
whole morning standing at the cottage door asking
every passerby, “Are you the Holidays?”
spent
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Preterite vs Imperfect
Everyone and
“no”.
laughed
answered
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Preterite vs Imperfect
At noon the wife
inside to eat her lunch.
went
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Preterite vs Imperfect
A pair of rogues
along in
a wagon.
came
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Preterite vs Imperfect
They at the cottage door.
paused
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“Come in, come in,”
the woman. “Are you the Holidays?”
called
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Preterite vs Imperfect
The rogues,
who as sharp of wit as they nimble of fingers, the question odd indeed.
werewerethought
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“Why do you ask?” they . inquired
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“My husband me the Holidays
and to have everything ready for
them,” the woman .
told
were coming
explained
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“And this I’ve done,” she proudly. added
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“We’re the Holidays, all right,” one rascal,
while the other greedy eyes all over the things in
the snug cottage.
saidcast
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Preterite vs Imperfect
As the simple woman ____ by, the two
________ to load into the wagon everything
they could pick up.
stoodproceeded
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Preterite vs Imperfect
When the husband home, he
astonished to find the cottage almost
bare.
came was
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“What terrible misfortune has
befallen us?” he
. cried
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“No misfortune, dear husband,”
the wife. said
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“I just as you
me.”
did
told
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“I everything in order and ready for
the Holidays.”
had
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“They at noon – two of them – and
_____ up their wagon.”
came
loaded
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Preterite vs Imperfect
The poor husband ____ his head.shook
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Preterite vs Imperfect
“Ah well,” he , “how truly ‘tis : ‘Leave well enough
alone’.”
sighedsaid