The Story of the Beatles. Past Simple

1.

The Story of the Beatles
GO
Paul
Ringo
John
George
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2.

Fill the gaps with the correct verbs & change their forms into Past Simple.
Ringo
tour
join
play
love
call
form
become
John
change
George
Paul
GO
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were at school, when they _____________
a band.
formed
They _____________
it the Quarrymen.
called
changed
Ringo Starr _____________
the band and they _____________
the name to the Beatles.
joined
They _____________
in the Cavern Club every week and they were soon the most popular band in England.
played
They _____________
across America. American teenagers _____________
them.
toured
loved
Suddenly they _____________
famous all over the world.
became
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3.

Fill the gaps with the correct verbs &
change their forms into Past Simple.
John
Paul
Ringo
George
stay
be
start
kill
become
stop
GO
The Beatles _____________
stayed
together for ten years.
In 1970, they _____________
making records and __________
solo careers.
started
stopped
John Lennon’s solo albums _____________
very successful. The world
became
__________
shocked when Mark Chapman ____________
him in New York.
was
killed

4.

Yesterday
All my troubles
so far away,
Now it looks as though they’re here to
Oh, I
in yesterday.
Why she
to go,
I don’t know she wouldn’t
I
something wrong,
Now I long for .
Suddenly
I’m not half the man I
to be,
There’s a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday
suddenly.
Yesterday
Love
such an easy game to .
Now I need a place to
away.
Oh, I
in yesterday.
Yesterday
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5.

Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she had to go,
I don’t know she wouldn’t say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.
Suddenly
I’m not half the man I used to be,
There’s a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Yesterday
Love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Yesterday
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