Verb tenses in storytelling

Who doesn't love to gather around the fireside and tell stories, true or imaginary!

But in any story, it is the verbs that carry the action forward; so to tell a story well, you need to conjugate your verbs correctly! In each of the sentences below, see if you can choose the correct verb.

I by the roadside for three hours when help arrived.
The boat and its crew tossed about by the furious waves.
If the sentry had not been sleeping, he have raised the alarm in time.
In the very heart of the forest, there a powerful wizard.
If I the sign more carefully, I would have found the shelter.
" I get you another flask of potion?" the druid asked.
"No, indeed, it is you who mistaken!" she exclaimed.
Grudgingly, the leprechaun Maeve three wishes on her last birthday.
More than one elf in these ancient woodlands.
In distant fields full of wildflowers and weeds a strange herb.

Date modified: 2023-01-25

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