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=Writing prompts for practicing your past tenses:=

**More writing prompts for practice:**
Describe your nighttime routine when you were a little kid. Write the description as if you're writing a scene in a book. Did a parent read to you? What did the voice sound like? What was the book? Did a parent sing to you? What was the song. Did you put yourself to bed? Did you look under your bed/in your closet for monsters? Did you have a special night light? Did you sleep with a stuffed animal? Did your sheets have pictures on them? What about your pillow? Try to remember as many details as you can.

Describe a pet from your childhood. What was his/her name? Personality? What's the happiest/funniest/saddest memory you have of him/her? What did he/she look like? Smell like?

Write a letter to your teen-age self, giving him or her some advice you wish you had then. If you ARE a teen, write a letter to your child self and do the same. Or, write a letter to your ADULT self, and tell him or her something you want to be sure to remember about who you are now.

Describe an object in your office/workspace that serves no purpose but you can't bring yourself to part with. Tell us why it's so important to you.

Describe the first time you held hands with someone. Where were you? Who made the first move? What was going through your mind? Was your hand sweaty? Was his/hers? How did you feel when you let go?

Describe one of the ways you played when you were a child. What did you play with? Were you alone or with a friend? Where did you play?

Describe the last time you laughed so hard you cried and what was so funny. Then share. Cuz I bet we all could use a laugh.

Write about something mischievous you did as a child.

Describe a book that had a particularly significant impact on you and why. How old were you? What about the book inspired you? Touched your heart? Made you see yourself or the world in a different way?

Describe what it was like when you had to stay home sick as a kid. Did you have to stay in your bed? On the couch? In front of the TV? Did you mom or dad stay home with you or leave you alone? Did you have a blanket over you? What did it look/smell/feel like?

Describe what it's like to vote in your home country. Is there a long line? Do you visit with neighbors? How do you feel when you hand in your vote?

Write to the prompt, "I guess I should tell you what really happened..."

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