To solve the problem, we need to fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms based on the context of the sentence. The story is set in the past, so we will use the
past tense for all the verbs.
Here is the completed text with explanations:
---
Original Text:
It ________ (rain) all morning yesterday so Joe and I ________ (stay) at home. First we ________ (play) a computer game, but we ________ (not like) it very much so we ________ (watch) a DVD. At 4 o'clock we ________ (walk) to Ed's house in the rain. We ________ (knock) at his door and ________ (wait). Ed ________ (not open) the door so I ________ (call) his mobile. He ________ (answer). Where was he? He was outside our house on his bike, in the rain we all ________ (laugh) and he ________ (cycle) back and ________ (cook) dinner for us.
---
Filled-in Text:
It
rained all morning yesterday so Joe and I
stayed at home. First we
played a computer game, but we
didn't like it very much so we
watched a DVD. At 4 o'clock we
walked to Ed's house in the rain. We
knocked at his door and
waited. Ed
didn't open the door so I
called his mobile. He
answered. Where was he? He was outside our house on his bike, in the rain we all
laughed and he
cycled back and
cooked dinner for us.
---
Explanation of Each Verb Form:
1.
It ________ (rain) all morning yesterday.
- Past tense of "rain" is
rained.
- Sentence: It
rained all morning yesterday.
2.
so Joe and I ________ (stay) at home.
- Past tense of "stay" is
stayed.
- Sentence: so Joe and I
stayed at home.
3.
First we ________ (play) a computer game.
- Past tense of "play" is
played.
- Sentence: First we
played a computer game.
4.
but we ________ (not like) it very much.
- Past tense of "like" is
liked, and the negative form is
didn't like.
- Sentence: but we
didn't like it very much.
5.
so we ________ (watch) a DVD.
- Past tense of "watch" is
watched.
- Sentence: so we
watched a DVD.
6.
At 4 o'clock we ________ (walk) to Ed's house in the rain.
- Past tense of "walk" is
walked.
- Sentence: At 4 o'clock we
walked to Ed's house in the rain.
7.
We ________ (knock) at his door and ________ (wait).
- Past tense of "knock" is
knocked.
- Past tense of "wait" is
waited.
- Sentence: We
knocked at his door and
waited.
8.
Ed ________ (not open) the door.
- Past tense of "open" is
opened, and the negative form is
didn't open.
- Sentence: Ed
didn't open the door.
9.
so I ________ (call) his mobile.
- Past tense of "call" is
called.
- Sentence: so I
called his mobile.
10.
He ________ (answer).
- Past tense of "answer" is
answered.
- Sentence: He
answered.
11.
in the rain we all ________ (laugh) and he ________ (cycle) back and ________ (cook) dinner for us.
- Past tense of "laugh" is
laughed.
- Past tense of "cycle" is
cycled.
- Past tense of "cook" is
cooked.
- Sentence: in the rain we all
laughed and he
cycled back and
cooked dinner for us.
---
Final Answer:
boxed{rained, stayed, played, didn't like, watched, walked, knocked, waited, didn't open, called, answered, laughed, cycled, cooked}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of using verbs correctly worksheet.