Directions: Read this entry in Rio Anne's diary and complete it by filling the simple past tense of the verb ( indicated in the parentheses ) in each blank. ( 40 items )
It was mother's fortieth birthday. I ________ (1.leave ) the dorm very early in the morning and _________ ( go ) to the bus station. I ________ ( meet ) my cousins there, and we ________ ( are ) lucky that the bus station ________ ( has ) many empty buses because it ________ ( is ) a Saturday. We ________ ( ride ) one going to bulacan and _________ ( reach ) home after an hour. The whole family __________ ( is ) busy that day. My brothers _______ ( clean ) the house and yard. Ate nena _________ ( decorate ) the sala and ________ ( change ) the curtains. My cousins and I ________ ( help ) aunt Cora in the kitchen. She ________ ( cook ) several dishes: chicken adobo, menudo,lumpia, and leche flan. She _________ ( want ) to be sure that the food would be enough for our guests and relatives. At three o'clock, our guests _________ ( arrive ). Each one ________ ( bring ) a gift ; a big box of cake from Uncle Bert, which aunt Emma _________ ( bake ); a dozen fresh bangus, which Uncle Pepe _________ ( broil ); crispy pata, which Aunt Flor _______ ( fry ) in deep fat; fresh fruits, which Grandpa ________ ( pick ) from his orchard; and garlands of ilang-ilang mga sampaguita ________ ( make ) by Grandma. Mother's friends _________ ( come ) with gifts _______ ( wrap ) beautifully; a dainty shawl, which my Ninang ________ ( crochet ); a handbag ________ ( import ) from Japan and China and ________ ( give ) by former classmates. Everybody _________ ( sing ) and ________ ( dance ). We ________ ( eat ) and _______ ( drink ) heartily. We ________ ( share ) stories and ________ ( play ) games. Our parents and relatives ________ ( reminisce ) about their childhood pranks. They ________ ( laugh ) and ________ ( joke ) a lot. At the end of the day, everyone _________ ( wish ) for Mother's good health. We ________ ( promise ) to get together more often. What fun we _________ ( have ).
