Question

Complete this description using the past simple forms of the verbs in brackets1.My name is Gurnam and my family originally (1) came(come) from India. My grandparents (2) _____ (move) to Britain in 1975 and they went to live in the city of Leicester. My grandfather (3) ___ (open) a restaurant there and he (4) ___ (become) very successful.He (5) ___ (not speak) much English when he (6) ___ (arrive) in Britain but he (7) ___ (learn) very quickly. Lots of people (8) ___ (eat) at his restaurant. He(9) ___ (work) very hard for many years and he (10)___ (make) plenty of money.My father (11) ___ (be) born in Leicester and he (12) ___ (go) to school there. He (13) ___ (do) very well at school and (14) ___ (pass) all his exams. Then he (15) ___ (study) at university for three years and (16) ___ (get) a Business degree. After that, he (17) ___ (set) up his own business. At first he (18) ___ (sell) clothes in a shop near the city centre, and after a few years he (19) ___ (own) five shops all over the city. When I was a small child, we (20) ___ (live) in a small house but my father (21) ___ (buy) a bigger one two years ago.

Answer 1

1)came 2)moved 3)opened 4)became 5)didn’t speak 6)arrived 7)learned 8)ate 9)worked 10)made 11)was 12)went 13)did 14)passed 15)studied 16)got 17)set up 18)sold 19)owned 20)lived 21)bought

Answer 2

1. My name is Gurnam, and my family originally came from India. My grandparents (2) moved (move) to Britain in 1975, and they went to live in the city of Leicester. My grandfather (3) opened (open) a restaurant there, and he (4) became (become) very successful. He (5) did not speak (not speak) much English when he (6) arrived (arrive) in Britain, but he (7) learned (learned) very quickly. Lots of people (8) ate (eat) at his restaurant. He (9) worked (work) very hard for many years, and he (10) made (make) plenty of money. My father (11) was (be) born in Leicester, and he (12) went (go) to school there. He (13) did (do) very well at school and (14) passed (pass) all his exams. Then he (15) studied (study) at the university for three years and (16) got (get) a Business degree. After that, he (17) set (set) up his own business. At first, he (18) sold (sell) clothes in a shop near the city center, and after a few years, he (19) owned (own) five shops all over the city. When I was a small child, we (20) lived (live) in a small house, but my father (21) bought (buy) a bigger one two years ago.