1- Read the text and complete with these verbs in the preterit.
→ "BE ; *HAVE ; *FLY; ADOPT ; DIE ; MARRY; LOVE; JOIN ; RETIRE ; PLAY; START ;
RECEIVE; PAINT ; ABANDON
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ............ ............ a member of the British Royal family,
Hens.
Queen's Elizabeth's husband,
He ....
WAS..
born in Greece on June 10th 1921. He ..........ned.
an education in France, in Germany and in the UK. He
the British
Royal Navy in 1939, at the age of 18. He
a correspondence with
Princess Elizabeth that same year.
He
his Greek nationality and
..... the British
citizenship before his marriage. He.
Elizabeth on November 20th 1947
They ...... band...
four children together : Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward.
Prince Philip
doing sport : he
an excellent
rider and he
polo. In his free time, he sometimes
a plane or
pictures.
He
from his royal duties in August 2017, aged 96. Prince Philip
on April 9th 2021, two months before his 100th birthday.
His funeral
organized at Windsor Castle.
2- Order the verbs in a gird according to their pronunciation : /d//t/id/.
3. You are a reporter. You have just heard of someone's death. What questions do you want
to ask?
