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Martin Luther King Jr / Past Simple 1) Fill in the text with the Past Simple of the verbs in parentheses:   Martin (be)  born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He (believe) all people (have)   the right to  freedom and  equality. Martin Luther  King (not) believe in violence. He (work) and (study) hard in    school.  His goal (be)   to make the world a better  place to live. While at college, Martin (study)  about a man named   Gandhi. When Dr. King (become) the pastor, he became active in civil rights. In 1963, over  250,000 people (march)   in Washington, D.C. where Dr. King (give) his most famous speech, “I Have a Dream.” On the morning of April 4,   1968, Martin Luther King (be) (assassinate) . He (be) just thirty-nine years old.     2) Answer the questions:    a) When was Martin Luther King born    b) Where was he born   c) What was his occupation   d) What did he believe in   e) How many people marched in Washington D.C in 1963   f) Name his most famous speech.   g) When did he die     h) What was the cause of his death     i) How old was he   3) Find the past tense of the verbs from the text above:     be - believe - have - work - study - become - march - give - assassinate -name