Famous people: past tenses and family
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write a 120–150 word essay about a famous person you choose (introduction, body, conclusion). Use Past Simple and at least two Past Perfect sentences.
For example: Introduction – Navoi is one of the greatest Uzbek poets. Body – He was born in Herat in 1441. By the age of fifteen he had already written many poems... Conclusion – I admire him because he wrote in his native language.
2
Describe five of your relatives in English: She is my father’s sister, so she is my aunt.
For example: He is my mother’s brother, so he is my uncle.
3
Is each word a noun, a verb or both? research, invent, report, poem, experiment.
research – both; invent – verb; report – both; poem – noun; experiment – both
4
Put the verbs into Past Simple or Past Perfect: Ibn Sina ___ (study) many subjects before he ___ (become) a court doctor. He ___ (die) in 1037.
had studied; became; died