Past Tense Story

Once upon a time, there (is/were/was) a king and a queen in a kingdom far far away.

• Once upon a time, there was a king and a queen in a kingdom far far away.

• Once upon a time, there were a king and a queen in a kingdom far far away.

• Once upon a time, there is a king and a queen in a kingdom far far away.

They (had/have/has) a beautiful daughter, whose name (is/was/were) Aurora.

• They had a beautiful daughter, whose name was Aurora.

• They have a beautiful daughter, whose name was Aurora.

• They has a beautiful daughter, whose name were Aurora.

One day they (call/calling/called) their daughter in to speak to them.

• One day they called their daughter in to speak to them.

• One day they calling their daughter in to speak to them.

• One day they call their daughter in to speak to them.

She (go/went/going) in to see them, and they (told/tell/telling) her it (were/is/was) time for her to get married.

• She went in to see them, and they told her it was time for her to get married.

• She went in to see them, and they tell her it is time for her to get married.

• She go in to see them, and they told her it were time for her to get married.

And that (was/were/is) that.

• And that was that.

• And that is that.

• And that were that.

Aurora (think/thinking/thought) about this and (decide/decides/decided) that this wasn’t okay.

• Aurora thought about this and decided that this wasn’t okay.

• Aurora thought about this and decide that this wasn’t okay.

• Aurora think about this and decides that this wasn’t okay.

She (called/call/calling) up her good friend Mildred, who (is/was/were) a very large dragon.

• She called up her good friend Mildred, who was a very large dragon.

• She calling up her good friend Mildred, who were a very large dragon.

• She called up her good friend Mildred, who is a very large dragon.

And so she (did/do/does)

• And so she did.

• And so she do.

• And so she does.

So this (is/were/was) fine, but then the newspapers (got/getting/get) ahold of the story, and they (get/got/gotted) the story wrong.

• So this was fine, but then the newspapers got ahold of the story, and they got the story wrong.

• So this is fine, but then the newspapers get ahold of the story, and they got the story wrong.

• So this was fine, but then the newspapers got ahold of the story, and they gotted the story wrong.

They said the princess (were/is/was) kidnapped by the dragon.

• They said the princess was kidnapped by the dragon.

• They said the princess is kidnapped by the dragon.

• They said the princess were kidnapped by the dragon.