Hi Lisa, How are you? My family and I 0 were (be) on holiday in Italy last month. We 1 were__went(go) there by plane – we 2 weren't took (not take) the train. My sister and I 3 ___were swam_(swim) in the sea every day. We 4 ___were visited__(visit) some museums too. In the evenings, we 5 __weren't stay__ (not stay) in our hotel. We 6were had (have) dinner in small Italian restaurants. The food 7 __were was_ (be) fantastic. See you soon. Matt

Hi Lisa, How are you? My family and I were (be) on holiday in Italy last month. We __went(go) there by plane – we did not take (not take) the train. My sister and I swam_(swim) in the sea every day. We ___visited__(visit) some museums too. In the evenings, we  __didn't stay__ (not stay) in our hotel. We had (have) dinner in small Italian restaurants. The food  was_ (be) fantastic. See you soon. Matt

Explanation:

The above informal letter was written by Matt to Lisa.  It described some events that took place the previous month.  For this reason, the verb form used is past simple.  It is the form of the verb that reports past events without indicating the duration of the event.

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