The Best Experience of my Life

When asked to reflect on the best experience of my life a specific person comes to mind, my boyfriend. Meeting him was the most significant part of my life, especially since I had never fallen in love before. From the first date I felt that there was something special about him and after a few dates I quickly fell in love with him.
Even though the first date was nerve-raking, due to the fact that I was so excited and did not know what to expect, it was the best experience of my life. I am a shy person so I was nervous but he made me feel so comfortable. I felt like I had known him for a long time. There was never an awkward moment of silence; He carried a great conversation and had me laughing. He was a true gentleman, it was a night that I will never forget. I did not know it then but it was the start of the best chapter of my life.
I am so thankful that I have him in my life, he has showed me how a woman should be treated. Just when I thought chivalry was dead, he came into my life and opened my door and pulled out my chair. I wondered to myself if he would continue to do that for me and I am proud to say he still does. He is a real man and I will never take him for granted. I have never felt so strongly about anyone before, it is such a special feeling and was well worth the wait.

Definitions:
1. Reflect: To think
2. Specific: clear detail
3. Awkward: uncomfortable feeling
4. Take for granted: not being thankful
5. Nerve-raking: feeling very nervous
6. Chivalry: being polite toward women

Fill in the blank with the words that have been defined above.

Life is short so enjoy it. Occasionally you will be place in ____________ situations but you will learn from them. Even though you will feel _______, you must realize you have to go through the bad to appreciate the good. Life is something you never want to ________________. Make sure you take time to ________ on all the good things that have happened to you, never focus on the negative. Always be the best you can be and pay attention to _________ details. An act of _________ can go a long way. Live, laugh, love.

What is the past tense?

The tense of a verb is determined by when the action took place.  The three main tenses are: the past tense, the present tense and the  future tense. Verbs describing actions that will happen in the past are said to be in the past tense.
Examples:

• "The four travelers passed a sleepless night, each thinking of the gift Oz had promised to bestow on him."
  (L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 1900)



• "And the Scarecrow found a tree full of nuts and filled Dorothy's basket with them, so that she would not be hungry for a long time. She thought this was very kind and thoughtful of the Scarecrow, but she laughed heartily at the awkward way in which the poor creaturepicked up the nuts."
  (L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 1900)



• "Dorothy . . . drew a small silver whistle from her pocket and blew a shrill note upon it."
  (L. Frank Baum, Tik-Tok of Oz, 1914)



• "The past tense includes any action or state of being that we could find between the dawn of time and a split second before the present."
  (Michael Strumpf and Auriel Douglas, The Grammar Bible. Owl Books, 2004)

Pick 3 sentences from this reading that are written in the past tense and underline the words that are written in the past.

The tense of a verb is determined by when the action took place.  The three main tenses are: the past tense, the present tense and the future tense. Verbs describing actions that will happen in the past are said to be in the past tense.
Read more at http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/past_tense.htm#mC112KjqOtZDgwP4.99

The tense of a verb is determined by when the action took place.  The three main tenses are: the past tense, the present tense and the future tense. Verbs describing actions that will happen in the past are said to be in the past tense.
Read more at http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/past_tense.htm#mC112KjqOtZDgwP4.99

The tense of a verb is determined by when the action took place.  The three main tenses are: the past tense, the present tense and the future tense. Verbs describing actions that will happen in the past are said to be in the past tense.
Read more at http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/past_tense.htm#mC112KjqOtZDgwP4.99