Name: …………………………….

Date: ………………………………...

I found this photo of my great-grandfather

yesterday.

His name was Gilbert West. Dad told me that

his family called him West because he moved in
California and became a gold miner.

When he was seven years old, he was very

interested in reading history books. Besides, his
favourite game was to dig deep holes in the
ground to see if there were hidden treasures!
As you can see, he was short and chubby and he had white hair and a white
beard and moustache. People said he looked like Santa… and I think it’s true!

Dad also told me that he was very rich in California, but then he came back to
New York with his family and wrote books about his experiences.

I’ll continue asking dad about my great-grandfather!

1. Find the past of these verbs in the text. 2. Fill in the missing information.

PRESENT PAST Name: ………………………

Find ………………………………… Surname: ………………………
Be ………………………………… Place: ………………………
Tell ………………………………… Job: ………………………
Call ………………………………… Hobbies: ………………………
Live ………………………………… ………………………
Become ………………………………… ………………………
Have ………………………………… ………………………
Say ………………………………… ………………………
Come ………………………………… Appearance: ………………………
Write ………………………………… ………………………
………………………
………………………
 3. Answer these questions about the text.

1. When did the boy find the photo?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. What was the great-grandfather’s name?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. What did he do?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Did he like reading comics when he was young?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Why did people say he looked like Santa?
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. What did he do when he returned to New York?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Find the Past Simple form of the following verbs.

PRESENT PAST PRESENT PAST

Eat ………………………………… Work …………………………………
Find ………………………………… Be …………………………………
Watch ………………………………… Go …………………………………
Sell ………………………………… Write …………………………………
Rain ………………………………… Love …………………………………

5. Complete the sentences using the Past Simple. Use the table above.

1. My aunt ……………………………………… (work) as a tourist guide when she was young.

2. Last year Julian …………………………………… (go) to Italy on holiday.
3. The weather ………………………………………. (be) fantastic yesterday morning. Then, it
……………………………… (rain).
4. My granddad …………………………………………. (sell) his old-fashioned car two weeks ago.
5. We …………………………………… (watch) a great film on TV last night.
6. Tessa …………………………………… (write) letters to her family while she was living in Spain.
7. Emma and Gilbert ……………………………………… (eat) meat with salad at that famous
restaurant last night. They ………………………………………… (love) it!
8. The children …………………………………… (find) a treasure in the garden the other day.