Answer:
I <u>met</u> Tom and Jane at the airport a few weeks ago. They <u>were going</u> to Paris and I <u>was going</u> to Rome. We <u>had</u> a cht while we <u>were waiting</u> for our flights.
I <u>was cycling </u> home yesterday when a man <u>stepped</u> out into the road in front of me. I <u>went</u> quite fast, but luckily I <u>managed</u> to stop in time and <u>didn't hit </u> him.
I <u>saw</u> Sue in town yesterday, but she <u>didn't see</u> me. She <u>was looking</u> the other way.
Explanation:
In English, the past continuous tense describe actions that started in the past and they continued for sometime (a short period of time) after the action began. Examples are main verbs and having "-ing": were going, was going, were waiting, etc.
While the simple past tense describes a completed action which took place in a time before now. This is usually the basic form of past tense in English. Examples are met, stepped, managed, etc.
Answer: 3, I believe.
Explanation:
It’s a little confusing, but since there are 9 people in <u>TOTAL</u> and only 3 prizes, there can only be 3 winners. You are being asked how many possible ways there are for you and your mother to gain first and second place respectively. Therefore, I believe it is 3. However, if it is not 3, then there is only one.
The poet's use of quotation marks and dramatic shift in word choice in this excerpt from "Attack the Water" suggest that these words are coming from another source, such as the news.
This accounts for the change in word choice, as the news, would have been written or spoken by someone else. Also, adding this to the poem helps describe the situation in Vietnam from an outside standpoint.
I think the conflict is that the team is playing the state champions
