Circle the verb that shows the past tense in each sentence below. On holiday, we were very happy on the beach.
The journey was rather too long for me.
The weather in Spain is usually hot and sunny, though
one day it rained a lot.

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?