PROFESOR JUAN C.

FIGUEROA
INGLÉS – 4TO AÑO A

PAST SIMPLE OF REGULAR VERBS

1) Completar el texto con el Pasado Simple de los verbos entre paréntesis.

Elvis, the King!

Elvis Presley was one of the most popular singers of all times. People
(1) called (call) Elvis “The King of Rock ´n´ Roll” because they (2)
_________ (love) his music and after more than 40 years of his death,
people still listen to his albums.
Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Mississippi, USA on 8th January
1935. He (3) _________ (participate) in a singing contest when he
was 6 years old and he (4) _________ (play) his first guitar at the age
of 11. As a young man, he (5) _________ (work) as a lorry driver
before he became a singer. He (6) _________ (obtain) fame with his
first hit “Heartbreak Hotel” in 1956, and in the same year he (7)
_________ (act) in his first movie, “Love Me tender”. By the mid-
1950s, he (8) _________ (appear) on the radio, television and the
cinema. In 1958 he (9) _________ (enter) the Army and (10)
_________ (travel) to Germany. In Berlin, he met Priscila
Beaulieu and they (11) _________ (marry) in 1967. Elvis turned
into one of the richest singers in history. During his lifetime,
he (12) _________ (record) a large number of songs and many
of them were big hits. He (13) _________ (perform) his last
concert on 26th June 1977.In that year, Elvis (14) _________
(die) in his big mansion on 16th August. He was just 42 years
old.
Many people (15) _________ (cry) because “The King” was
dead, but his legend (16) _________ (start) that day.

SPELLING OF THE “ED” SUFFIX

2) Escribir los verbos conjugados en el ejercicio N°1 en el grupo correcto.

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PROFESOR JUAN C. FIGUEROA
INGLÉS – 4TO AÑO A

TRUE OR FALSE?
3) Leer la biografía e indicar si las oraciones son verdaderas (True) o falsas (False). Re-escribir la forma
correcta.

1. He participated in a singing contest when he was eight

years old.□F He participated when he was six years old.

2. He obtained fame with his first hit “Heartbreak Hotel”

in nineteen fifty six.□
3. He travelled to Germany in nineteen fifty two. □
4. Elvis and Priscila married in nineteen sixty seven. □
5. Elvis turned into one of the richest singers in history. □
6. He performed his last concert in nineteen seventy five. □
7. He died in a hospital. □
8. His legend finished when he died. □
4) Unir las dos partes de las oraciones

What did
you do?