Date: Tuesday/ July 13th, 2020.

Topic: Reading – Past Simple

READING
A. Complete the text with verbs from the list in the past simple.

move return study continue leave become star win

go divorce die marry be

Ingrid Bergman 1) _was______ a famous Swedish

actress. She was born on 29th August, 1915, in
Stockholm.

Ingrid 2) _studied_ at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in

Stockholm. She 3) ___moved_to Hollywood in 1939.
She 4)__became__ famous for her starring role in
the classic film Casablanca.

In 1950, she 5)_married__ Roberto Rossellini and 6)

_returned_ to Europe. She 7)_continued__ her acting
career there and 8)__starred_ in French and Italian
films.

In 1956, she 9)__divorced___ Rosselini and

10)__left_Europe. She 11)__went____ to Hollywood and 12) ___won___ three awards
for Best Actress.

Ingrid Bergman 13)_died__on 29th August, 1982, in London.

B. Correct the sentences as in the example.

1. She was born in London.
She wasn’t born in London. She was born in Stockholm.

2. She moved to Hollywwod in 1915.

She didn’t move to Hollywood in 1915. She moved in 1939.

3. She became famous for her starring role in the classic film “Gone With the
Wind”.
 She didn’t become famous for her starring role in the classic film “Gone
With the Wind”.
She became famous for her starring role in the classic film “Casablanca”.

4. She married Roberto Rossellini in 1939.

She didn’t marry Roberto in 1939. She married in 1950.

5. She starred in German and Spanish films in Europe.

She didn’t star in German and Spanish films in Europe. She starred in French
and Italian films.

6. She divorced Rossellini in 1982.

She didn’t divorce Rossellini in 1982. She divorced in 1956.

7. She died on 29th August, 1992, in Paris.

She didn’t die on 29 August, 1992, in Paris. She died on 29th August, in 1982,
in London.

NO OLVIDAR QUE:

En pasado simple se usa – didn’t- para decir no y el verbo queda en forma

infinitiva.

Example:

NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE
She didn’t marry Michael. She married Michael.

You didn’t study Medecine. She studied Medecine.

They didn’t buy a car. She bought a house.

Sin embargo, el ÚNICO VERBO que se niega a si mismo (que no necesita ayuda
de un auxiliar) es el verbo TO BE (ser o estar).

Example:

She wasn’t my sister

They weren’t Friends.

We weren’t at the University.