Question

3 a) Read the biography and put the verbs into the past simple. Which are irregular? J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) J.R.R. Tolkien 1).... (be) born in South Africa but he 2) ......(go) to school in Birmingham, England, Tolkien loved languages as a child. In his lifetime, Tolkien 3) (create) 15 new fantasy languages! Tolkien (fight) in World War I. In 1916, 4) (marry) Edith Bratt and he 5) (have) four children. In they 6) 1925, he 7) (become) a professor at Oxford University, Tolkien 8)........ (begin) writing The Hobbit in 1936. It 9)..... (make) Tolkien very famous. Later, he 10) (write) The Lord of the Rings. It 11)....... (take) him about ten years to write this book. Tolkien 12) (die) on 2nd September, 1973. Frigg​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1 was  2 went  3 created  4 fought  5 married  6 had  7 became  8 began  9 made  10 wrote  11 took

Объяснение:

past simple- неправильные глаголы V2, правилные глаголы- окончание ed.

Answer 2

J.R.R. Tolkien Biography and Past Simple Verbs

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a renowned author and linguist known for his works such as "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Let's go through the biography and identify the past simple verbs, including the irregular ones.

1) J.R.R. Tolkien was born in South Africa but he 2) went to school in Birmingham, England. Tolkien loved languages as a child. In his lifetime, Tolkien 3) created 15 new fantasy languages! Tolkien 4) fought in World War I. In 1916, he 5) married Edith Bratt and he 6) had four children. In 1925, he 7) became a professor at Oxford University. Tolkien 8) began writing "The Hobbit" in 1936. It 9) made Tolkien very famous. Later, he 10) wrote "The Lord of the Rings." It 11) took him about ten years to write this book. Tolkien 12) died on 2nd September, 1973.

The irregular past simple verbs in the biography are: - was (be) - went (go) - created (create) - fought (fight) - married (marry) - had (have) - became (become) - began (begin) - wrote (write) - took (take) - died (die)

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all the irregular verbs in the English language. These are just the irregular verbs found in the given biography of J.R.R. Tolkien.