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