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4. Conversion of tense
(a) Think of a story title (e.g., A day at the beach, A trip to the Serengeti,
The lost coin, My day in space)
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(b) Narrate the same story in three different tenses: past, present, and future.
(c) Indicate the tense used for each section and ensure verb forms are
appropriately changed for each tense.
5. Mix it up
(a) Create a brief outline that includes a character, a setting, and a goal or
challenge.
(b) Compose a story that incorporates:
(i) Adjectives to describe characters and settings.

(ii) Adverbs to describe verbs.
(iii) Prepositions to indicate relationships.
(iv) Three different tenses to show the time frame of the actions.

Exercise 4

1. Use the words in the table to fill in the blanks in the story that follows.

by in across for during
at under with to over

The hare and the rooster
Once upon a time, in a lively field, there lived the hare and the rooster.
Although they were friends, they often had different views on how to spend
their time.

One morning, the hare visited the rooster’s tree, eager to play. “Good
morning, my friend!” said hare. “Let’s race (i) ______ the hill today!”

The rooster, replied, “How about a contest (ii) ______ wits instead? I bet I
can outsmart you!”
The hare thought for a moment. “Alright, I accept your challenge! But first,

let’s eat breakfast (iii) ______ the field.”

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