COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Harry Potter _________ (BE) a very special boy. He _________ (BE)
a young wizard. His hair ________ (BE) black and his eyes
________ (BE) green. He ________ (HAVE) a scar on his forehead.
He ________ (LIVE) with his aunt, his uncle and his cousin. He
________ (NOT BE) happy living there because they ___________
(NOT LOVE) him.
He ________ (GET) a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry. He ________ (BE) a new student there!! He
___________ (BUY) a new pet, too: an owl. Its name _________
(BE) Hedwig. But his uncle ____________ (NOT WANT) to have a
wizard in the family and ___________ (TAKE) Harry to a lonely
island.
Rubeus Hagrid ____________ (RESCUE) Harry and __________ (GO)
to Diagon Alley with Harry. There he ____________ (BUY) his new
clothes, books and his wand.
He ________ (GO) to school for the first time by train in Platform
9 ¾. There he __________ (MEET) his new friends: Ron Weasley
and Hermione Granger. They __________ (TALK) and __________
(EAT) candies and chocolates.
They ____________ (ARRIVE) at school and __________ (HAVE) a
big dinner with all the students and the teachers. A special hat
(the Sorting Hat) __________ (SELECT) a house for the students.
Harry, Ron and Hermione __________ (GO) Gryffindor House.
They _________ (BE) very happy!
At school they __________ (TAKE) Potions classes, History of
Magic classes and Defense against the Dark Arts classes. Harry
also ____________ (PLAY) a sport: Quidditch. He __________
(HAVE) a broom, the Nimbus 2000, because he __________ (FLY)
and __________ (CATCH) a ball, the Snitch.
Draco Malfoy ________ (NOT LIKE) Harry. He ________ (BE) a
member of Slytherin House and always __________ (TRY) to beat
Harry.