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Verbs that would be appropriate to use in an essay that is written in past tense are: Was, saw, wrote, read, danced, etc.
I would say what type of work you do. It shows what the person is interested in and what the work they do and will be doing is going to look like. It also opens up information about who they are.
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I think the answer is the oak tree..... I hope it is.
It sounds like the narrator could be the mother of the two girls based on how she was describing Maggie in the first paragraph. I hope this helps