Tense 17

The Community Garden

Change to Simple Past

Read as if these events happened yesterday. Change the verbs as you read.

Read

Aisha spends the morning helping at a community garden. She brings gloves and meets the other volunteers beside the tool shed. The coordinator explains the tasks and gives everyone a place to work. Aisha pulls weeds while another volunteer prepares the soil. Together, they plant several rows of vegetables and water them carefully. An older gardener shows Aisha how to leave enough space between the plants. She follows his advice and adjusts one crowded row. Before leaving, the group cleans the tools and puts them away. Aisha takes a photograph of the garden and sends it to her sister.

New Vocabulary

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Verb Forms

Choose three verbs from the reading. Write their forms.

Verb 1

Present ______________________

Past _________________________

-ing form _____________________

Verb 2

Present ______________________

Past _________________________

-ing form _____________________

Verb 3

Present ______________________

Past _________________________

-ing form _____________________