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John Lennon & Adele Verb Tense Exercise

John Lennon was born in 1940 in Liverpool, England. He formed the band The Beatles in 1960 and they had great success in Britain for two years before breaking major success in the United States in 1964. After the band split up in 1970, Lennon had a successful solo career releasing albums and singles until his death in 1980 when he was shot by a fan at age 40. Adele was born in 1988 in London, England and had a passion for music from a young age. She released her debut album "19" in 2008 which sold well due to popular singles. Her follow up album "21" released in 2011 had massive commercial success selling over 30 million copies worldwide. Her third album "25

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John Lennon & Adele Verb Tense Exercise

John Lennon was born in 1940 in Liverpool, England. He formed the band The Beatles in 1960 and they had great success in Britain for two years before breaking major success in the United States in 1964. After the band split up in 1970, Lennon had a successful solo career releasing albums and singles until his death in 1980 when he was shot by a fan at age 40. Adele was born in 1988 in London, England and had a passion for music from a young age. She released her debut album "19" in 2008 which sold well due to popular singles. Her follow up album "21" released in 2011 had massive commercial success selling over 30 million copies worldwide. Her third album "25

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Complete the articles about John Lennon and Adele using the verbs

from the tables. Decide if the verbs should be written in either the
Past Simple or Present Perfect tenses:

1. John Lennon (1940 ~ 1980)

receive have become inspire release

join last cause record move

release depict teach start break up


leave die win change release

John Lennon was born in 1940 in Liverpool, England. Lennon’s mother, Julia, (a)
taught John how to play instruments such as the piano, guitar, and banjo when
he was a child.

Elvis Presley’s popularity in the USA during


the late 50s (b) inspired John to
form a rock band called the “Quarry Men”
when he was 16 years old. Paul McCartney
and George Harrison later
(c) joined . The band
(d) changed their name to the
“Beatles” in 1960.

The band (e) had success in Britain


for two years, but things changed in 1964, when the Beatles
(f) recorded the first British band in history to have commercial
success in the United States.

In ten years, the Beatles (j) realease twelve albums and twenty-two
singles. They (k) won seven Grammy awards.
After the band stopped playing, Lennon immediately (l) started a solo
career. In 1971, he (m) released his most famous album, “Imagine”.
Also in 1971, Lennon and Ono
(n) became to the US where
John became one of the country’s most
outspoken opponents of the country’s
participation in the Vietnam War. Many of
Lennon’s interviews and songs during this
time (o) recorded themes of
peace and love.

Lennon (p) died in 1980. He was


shot by fan, Mark David Chapman in front of
Lennon’s apartment building in New York.
Lennon was only 40 years old. He
(q) left behind two children and his wife.

Even though his solo career only (r) cause for ten years, Lennon
(s) released eight studio albums and twenty-five singles. He also
(t) won two Grammy awards for his music.
2. Adele (1988 ~ )

release sell can record love


hear put be signed take begin

sell become have compose release

win follow make sing name

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in 1988 in London,


England. She (a) has had a passion for music and
(b) has sung since an early age. As a child, she
(c) has done popular music, but when she was
15 years old, she (d) has followed Etta James
and Ella Fitzgerald in a local music store and
(e) has interested in old singers from the 1940s.

Because of her interest in music, Adele went to a special high school where she
(f) has became focus on singing and songwriting. While at school,
Adele (g) has done and (h) has composed three songs
for a class project and then (i) has self the songs on the Internet.
Because of this, four months after she graduated from high school, Adele
(j) has signed to a record deal.

Her debut album, “19”, (k) has loved for her age
when she (l) has done recording the project,
(m) Adele famous, thanks to the singles
“Hometown Glory” and “Chasing Pavements”.

In 2011, Adele (n) has begun with “21”, selling


352,000 copies within its first week. The album, featuring
the singles “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone like You”,
(o) has sold over 30 million copies around the
world.

Her next studio album, “25”, (p) has recordered in November, 2015. It
(q) has taken only ten days to sell over a million copies, becoming
the fastest album ever to do so in the UK. Since then, it has continued to sell
well. As of January, 2016, “25” (r) has sold over seven million copies.

Adele (s) has released three studio albums and eleven singles. She
(t) has won ten Grammy Awards.

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