Complete the e mail using the simple past tense and the past tense of be.

Dear Frank: Yesterday l was very busy. In the morning I 1)___________( shave) and 2)___________(brush) my teeth and 3)___________(clean) the whole house-all before 8:30. Then I 4) ______________(work) after 7 pm. After lunch, I 5)________(listen) the weather report. The weather 6)________ (is) warm, so I 7)_________(invite) all my grandchildren here. We 8)___________ ( chat) together for a while. Then Charlie 9)__________ (play) the piano while his older brother Joe 10)__________( walk) in the garden. The other children 11)__________(check) their e-mail while I 12)___________(watch) Charlie and Joe.

At the end of the day, my daughters, Marie and Tina came home, and they 13) __________(cook) dinner for all of us. The kids 14)__________(want) pasta. Marie15) ________(boil) a big pot of water . Tina 16)___________(wash) the tomatoes for the salad. The children 17)________ (study) after dinner, and then we 18)___________(start) to talk about our days. And this 19)__________(happen) every Sunday when I have time to spend with the family. I 20)_______(hope) you had 21)__________(enjoy) the cookies I 22)_______________(prepare) for you. Take care and see you soon!! Love Amanda.

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Dear Frank: Yesterday l was very busy. In the morning I 1) shaved and 2) brushed my teeth and 3) cleaned the whole house-all before 8:30. Then I 4) worked after 7 pm. After lunch, I 5) listened the weather report. The weather 6) was warm, so I 7) invited all my grandchildren here. We 8) chatted together for a while. Then Charlie 9) played the piano while his older brother Joe 10) walked in the garden. The other children 11) checked their e-mail while I 12) watched Charlie and Joe.

At the end of the day, my daughters, Marie and Tina came home, and they 13) cooked dinner for all of us. The kids 14) wanted pasta. Marie15) boiled a big pot of water. Tina 16) washed the tomatoes for the salad. The children 17) studied after dinner, and then we 18) started to talk about our days. And this 19) happened every Sunday when I have time to spend with the family. I 20) hoped you had 21) enjoyed the cookies I 22) prepared for you. Take care and see you soon!! Love Amanda.

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