Put the verbs given in parentheses into the correct tense. Many years ago, there used to live an old woman

Now, she has a gingerbread man as her friend. This story you have just read is written in the past tense. The past tense is used to talk about actions that happened and were completed in the past. In the story, we can see several verbs that are used in different past tenses. Let"s go through them one by one and put them into the correct tense:

1. "Many years ago, there used to live an old woman." - In this sentence, the verb "live" should be changed to "lived" because it is talking about something that happened in the past. So the correct sentence should be: "Many years ago, there lived an old woman."

2. "One day, she was cooking a gingerbread man." - The verb "cook" is already in the past tense, so it doesn"t need to be changed.

3. "He was very happy and went for a walk." - The verb "go" is already in the past tense, so it doesn"t need to be changed.

4. "On the way, he encountered a cow and she gave him some milk." - The verb "encounter" should be changed to "encountered" because it is talking about something that happened in the past. So the correct sentence should be: "On the way, he encountered a cow and she gave him some milk."

5. "He thanked her and they proceeded to go to the forest." - The verb "proceed" should be changed to "proceeded" because it is talking about something that happened in the past. So the correct sentence should be: "He thanked her and they proceeded to go to the forest."

6. "In the forest, they encountered a dog and played with him until evening." - The verb "encounter" should be changed to "encountered" because it is talking about something that happened in the past. The verb "play" should be changed to "played" because it is also talking about something that happened in the past. So the correct sentence should be: "In the forest, they encountered a dog and played with him until evening."

7. "Then, the gingerbread man took his new friends home and the old woman was very happy." - The verb "take" should be changed to "took" because it is talking about something that happened in the past. So the correct sentence should be: "Then, the gingerbread man took his new friends home and the old woman was very happy."

So the complete story with the correct past tense verbs would be:

Many years ago, there lived an old woman. One day, she was cooking a gingerbread man. He was very happy and went for a walk. On the way, he encountered a cow and she gave him some milk. He thanked her and they proceeded to go to the forest. In the forest, they encountered a dog and played with him until evening. Then, the gingerbread man took his new friends home and the old woman was very happy. Now, she has a gingerbread man as her friend.