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1. Chris: Great! We were at the beach all day, every day. There were no rainy days at all.

2. Carol: Were you at the concert in the park last night?

3. Pat: No, I wasn’t. What about you?

4. Carol: My sister and I were there. There weren’t many people.

Pam: How was your vacation?

Gail: Great! We were really happy with our hotel.

Pam: What about the weather?

Gail: Oh, it was wonderful!

Pam: And were there good restaurants in the area?

Gail: Oh, yes. Lots!

Pam: Nice. But were they expensive?

Gail: Well, there was one expensive restaurant near our hotel, but the food was amazing.

1. Rita visited Chicago last month.

2. She didn’t explore the city much, because she was in Chicago for work.

3. She didn’t rent a car because there was good public transportation.

4. She likes to try new restaurants when she travels.

5. She enjoyed going to a basketball game the last evening she was there.

6. She didn’t visit any museums because there wasn’t time.

Jack: Did you rent a car in London?

Maria: No, I didn’t. I didn’t need a car. It wasn’t hard to get around the city. I used the subway
a lot.

Jack: I didn’t want to rent a car on my trip to San Antonio, but I needed one.

Maria: You don’t like subways?

Jack: No, that’s not it—I didn’t use the subway in San Antonio because there isn’t one!
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I went to Toronto on business last month, but I didn’t stay in a hotel. My cousin lives in the
city. I wrote to her about my trip, and she wanted me to stay at her house. After work, we
hung out, and I saw a lot of the city with her. I like Toronto a lot, and I want to go back.

The simple past verbs in the paragraph are:

1. went

2. stayed

3. lived

4. wrote

5. wanted

6. saw

Rob: How was your trip to Toronto?

Diana: I had a great time!

Rob: How was the weather?

Diana: It wasn’t bad. It was cold but sunny. It didn’t rain or snow, so I was glad about that.

Rob: What did you do there?

Diana: During the day, I went to a lot of meetings. After work, I hung out with my cousin.

Rob: How was that?

Diana: It was great. We ate in some good restaurants, and one evening, we got spa
treatments.