Read the poem.(to be used as a test of Past Simple and Sequence of Tenses)

Read the poem. (to be used as a test of Past Simple and Sequence of Tenses)

Fill in the blanks with the second form of the verbs in brackets (marked red) for Past Simple. Use the rule of Sequence of Tenses after the verbs say and think in the past (marked blue).

Mother Ran Away Today

My mother ____(run) away today She ______(walk) right out the door, ______(Pack) her tooth brush and pajamas _____(Say), " I can't take it any more. " She saidthat she _____ (be) tired, She said she _____ (have) her fill Of cooking our meals, washing our clothes And cleaning up all our spills. She said she _______ (willwrite) us letters With no return address, She said she _______(’ll come)back someday But now she has to rest. She ______ (take)the plants, she ______ (take) the cats, ______ (take)our pictures from the wall, And though it's just been two hours, I wish that she would call. I never thought I ______ (‘llmiss) her, Isn't that the way? You never know how much Mom means to you, Until she runs away. Barry Louis Polisar

This clue will help you.

Past Simple (V2) instead of Present Simple (V/Vs)

said/thought

Future in the Past (would (=’d) V) instead of Future

Simple (willV)

KEY

My mother ran away today

She walked right out the door,

Packed her tooth brush and pajamas

Said, " I can't take it any more. "

She saidthat she was tired,

She said she had her fill

Of cooking our meals, washing our clothes

And cleaning up all our spills.

She said she'dwrite us letters

With no return address,

She said she'dcome back someday

But now she has to rest.

She took the plants, she took the cats,

Took our pictures from the wall,

And though it's just been two hours,

I wish that she would call.

I never thought I'dmiss her,

Isn't that the way?

You never know how much Mom means to you,

Until she runs away.

Barry Louis Polisar

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