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Martin Luther King Jr / Past Simple

1) Fill in the text with the Past Simple of the verbs in parentheses:

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Martin (be)ï¿½ born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He (believe) all people (have) ï¿½ the right to

ï¿½freedom andï¿½ equality. Martin Lutherï¿½ King (not) believe in violence. He (work) and (study) hard in

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ï¿½school.ï¿½ His goalï¿½(be) ï¿½ to make the world a betterï¿½ place to live. While at college, Martin (study)ï¿½ï¿½about a man named

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Gandhi. When Dr. King (become) the pastor, he became active in civil rights. In 1963, overï¿½ 250,000 people (march)

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in Washington, D.C. where Dr. King (give) his most famous speech, ï¿½I Have a Dream.ï¿½ On the morning of April 4,

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1968, Martin Luther Kingï¿½(be) (assassinate) . Heï¿½(be) just thirty-nine years old.

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2) Answer the questions:ï¿½

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a) When was Martin Luther King bornï¿½

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b) Where was he born

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c) What was his occupation

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d) What did he believe in

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e) How many people marchedï¿½in Washington D.C in 1963

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f) Name his most famous speech.

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g) When did he die

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h) What was the cause of his death

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i) How old was he

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3) Find the past tense of the verbs from the text above:

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ï¿½ be - believe - have - work - study - become - march - give - assassinate -nameï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½

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