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Past Tense Story   Instructions: Read the following story and choose the correct forms of the verbs according to the following rules: SP = Simple Past. CP = Continuous Past. Then, if it is simple past, choose whether the pronunciation of the past tense is /d/, /t/, or /Id/. Or you can choose the option "doesn't apply".   The Ant and the Grasshopper   On one fine summer's day in a field a Grasshopper (CP hop) about in a musical mood. An ant  (SP pass) /d//t//Id/doesn't apply by bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. The grasshopper  (SP invite) /d//t//id/doesn't apply the ant to sit for a chat with him. But the ant (SP refuse) /d//t//id/doesn't apply saying that "I’m storing up food for winter". " Why don’t you do the same?" (SP ask) /d//t//Id/doesn't apply the ant to the grasshopper. "Pooh! Why bother about winter?" (SP say) /d//t//Id/doesn't apply the Grasshopper; we have enough food at present." But the Ant (SP go) /d//t//Id/doesn't apply on its way and (SP continue) /d//t//Id/doesn't apply its toil. Finally, when winter (SP come) /d//t//Id/doesn't apply, the Grasshopper (SP find) /d//t//Id/doesn't apply itself dying of hunger, while it (SP see) /d//t//Id/doesn't apply the ants distributing corn and grain from their storage. Then the Grasshopper (SP understand) /d//t//Id/doesn't apply that… It is best to prepare for the days of necessity. Story taken from http://www.kidsgen.com/fables_and_fairytales/fables.htm#hYmv37ZgbFb4J03L.99