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LANGUAGE IN USE Review Simple PastPast Continuous Read these fragments from the excerpts on pages 38 and 39 and do exercises 1 and 2 I My art was the best weapon that I had to conquer my present Excerpt 1 II The obstacle blocking me was a fourhundredyearold racist system of oppression Excerpt 1 III Every painful memory every mentor every friend and foe served as a chisel Excerpt 2 IV The parts that were a source of shame are actually my warrior fuel Excerpt 2 Focus on the verbs in bold and answer the following questions 1 Which fragments contain the singular form of the verb to be in the past a Which fragment contains the plural form of the verb to be in the past b Which fragment contains a regular verb in the past c Which fragment contains an irregular verb in the past d Which fragment contains an irregular verb in the past 2 Why is the simple past used in fragments 1 and 11 Choose a or b a To describe completed actions in the past b To describe actions in progress in the past