SIMPLE PAST TENSE
1. Read the information about Charlie Chaplin. Use the information and the words in the box below to complete the text.
Charlie Chaplin was born in ……… in (1)….. His mother was a (2)…………… and his father was an (3)…………
(4)………….Charlie was only (5)…….years old, he started (6)………..and (7)……….for money. He lived in London for (8)……..years and (9)………..in (10)……….., he went to America with a travelling theatre company.
Six years (11)………someone offered him a part in a film and he went to (12) ………….
(13)……………..he was an actor but (14)………..a few years he became a (15)………….He made a lot of very funny films between (16)………..and……….He (18)………….in 1977.
2. Decide if these verbs are regular or irregular, and write the correct past simple form in the boxes below.
3. Use the verbs from the previous exercise to complete these sentences.
Example :
I .. Lost ..my favourite video when we moved house, so now I can't watch it.
1. the film was so sad that Jolie……………… when she saw it.
2. Sam ………………….a swimming club last month and now he swims every day.
3. Jane was a secretary until 1990. Then she changed her job and ………….. an actress.
4. Steve went to evening classes last year and ……….Italian and Portuguese.
5. We went to Paris on Friday evening and ………..on Monday morning.
6. My brother……….. me to go to the jazz club last night, but I ……..no.
1889 - Born in London.
Mother - dancer / Father - actor
Not much money
1894 - Started dancing and singing for money
1904 - Joined a travelling theatre company and went to America.
1910 - Someone offered him a part in a film. Went to Hollywood.
1914 - Became a film director
1914 - 1966 made many funny films
1977 _ Died in Switzerland. Public - very sad
AT FIRST WHEN LATER AFTER THEN
ask join become return lose cry say study
REGULAR
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IRREGULAR
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