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Text 1

Complete the text. Use the past simple form of the verbs in the box. be become die find leave live make move visit Charlie Chaplin, the famous actor and film director, was born in London in 1889. His parents (1) werebecamediedfoundleftlivedmademovedvisited singers. Chaplin (2) werebecamediedfoundleftlivedmademovedvisited school when he was only ten years old and (3) werebecamediedfoundleftlivedmademovedvisited an actor. Chaplin (4) werebecamediedfoundleftlivedmademovedvisited the USA in 1913 and (5) werebecamediedfoundleftlivedmademovedvisited a job at a film studio. In 1914 he (6) werebecamediedfoundleftlivedmademovedvisited 35 films! He (7) werebecamediedfoundleftlivedmademovedvisited there until 1952, then he (8) werebecamediedfoundleftlivedmademovedvisited to Switzerland. He (9) werebecamediedfoundleftlivedmademovedvisited in Vevey in 1977 at the age of 88.

Text 2

Complete with the verbs in the past tense. Then check your answers. Yesterday afternoon it (be)1 was very cold so we (decide)2 decided to stay at home. my mother (make)3 made a delicious cake and we (eat)4 ate it for tea. After tea my sister (want)5 wanted to watch TV but our father (say)6 said that we (have)7 had to read a book. We ((read)8 read until dinner time. We (not be)9 weren't very hungry, so we just (have)10 had a sandwich and (drink)11 drank some juice. After that we (watch)12 watched a little TV and then we (brush)13 brushed our teeth and (go)14 went to bed.