Complete the text with the right forms of the verbs \(use the verbs in brackets\).

In the past, life ... \(be\) different. People ... \(buy\) things at small shops. Sometimes, they ... \(put\) their money in a bag and walked there. Children often ... \(run\) in the fields and ... \(sing\) songs. Many people ... \(know\) their neighbours well. Farmers ... \(cut\) wood for fires. Sometimes, children ... \(catch\) fish in the stream. It didn't ... \(cost\) much to live, but work ... \(begin\) early. There were no cars, so horses ... \(throw\) mud on the roads. People sometimes ... \(fight\) , but mostly, they helped each other. Life was simple, but hard work could ... \(hurt\) your hands.