Truth or lies

The scene on the terrace ___(1)___ in no sense a ‘party’ or ‘organised drinks’. Many
meetings ___(2)___ place in the garden all day. While the PM and I ___(3)___ at that table,
various other groups ___(4)___ and dispersed in the garden/terrace. Those on the terrace
nearest me in the photo ___(5)___ a meeting. Because No10’s political and communication
operation ___(6)___, it ___(7)___ to explain something very obvious to anybody working
there at the time: No10 staff ___(8)___ to have meetings in the garden April-August for the
obvious reason that we ___(9)___ in a pandemic with an airborne disease and being outside
___(10)___ safer! We ___(11)___ meetings outside but the PM ___(12)___ that because he
___(13)___ about so many unlawful parties since then. We ___(14)___ the rules on that
occasion though.

-Dominic Cummings Jan 2022

Combine any of these words to describe the verb tense use in each instance. Two
examples are provided below
● A/An
● Action
● State
● The
● Photo
● Progress
● Finished
● Before
● During
● In
● By
● And
● With
● Someone else
● Unspecified time

EXAMPLES:
1. A finished action in the photo
2. An action in progress before the photo

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Truth or lies
Match the verb tenses to the timelines:

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HOMEWORK 300 word essay:

Some people believe that politicians and civil servants have the moral responsibility
to be model citizens. Are there issues if political leaders behave badly?

M.Horrigan 2022 TRUTH OR LIES 2