INSTRUCTION: Fill in the blanks using the correct past tense form of the verbs in brackets.
Cloze Passage: A Day at the Market (Past Tense Focus)
Last Saturday, my cousin and I (decide) __________ to visit the Coronation Market in Kingston. We (wake) __________ up early and (leave) __________ the house just after 6 a.m. The streets still (look) __________ quiet as we (walk) __________ to the bus stop. When the bus finally (arrive) __________, we (board) __________ quickly and (find) __________ seats near the window.
As we (enter) __________ the market, we (see) __________ vendors setting up their stalls. The air (fill) __________ with the smell of ripe fruit, freshly baked bread, and spices. We (buy) __________ some mangoes, sweet peppers, and ground provisions. One vendor even (give) __________ us a discount because we (help) __________ him arrange his produce.
While we (shop) __________, a sudden downpour (begin) __________. Everyone (rush) __________ to take shelter. We (laugh) __________ as we (squeeze) __________ under a small tarpaulin tent with three other shoppers. The rain only (last) __________ a few minutes, but it (make) __________ the market even livelier.
After we (finish) __________ our shopping, we (stop) __________ by a food stall and (eat) __________ some freshly fried fish and bammy. It (taste) __________ delicious! Tired but satisfied, we (head) __________ home with heavy bags and happy hearts.
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Extension Activities:
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Underline all the regular and irregular past tense verbs in the completed passage.
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Write a short paragraph (5–6 lines) about a day you spent at a public place, using at least five past tense verbs.