3 Complete the texts with the past simple affirmative of the verbs in brackets.
Callie Rogers (was) just sixteen when she (won) the lottery in 2003. She (gave) up her job as a shop assistant and (started) to spend her money. She (took) her familyon expensive holidays, 6 (invited) all her friends to big parties every weekend and (had) cosmetic surgery. Ten years later, she (had) just £2,000 left. But she's happy now. I (was) too young to win the lottery, she (said).
Tom Crist (got) a big surprise when he 12 (answered) his phone on 16 December 2013. He (was) a lottery winner, and the prize (was) enormous - $40 million! He (decided) not to tell anyone about the win. He immediately (gave) all the money to charities. I don't really need that money; he (said). 'My wife (died) earlier in the year so I 19 (chose) cancer charities that 20 (helped) her'.
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3 Complete the texts with the past simple affirmative of the verbs in brackets.
Callie Rogers (was) just sixteen when she (won) the lottery in 2003. She (gave) up her job as a shop assistant and (started) to spend her money. She (took) her familyon expensive holidays, 6 (invited) all her friends to big parties every weekend and (had) cosmetic surgery. Ten years later, she (had) just £2,000 left. But she's happy now. I (was) too young to win the lottery, she (said).
Tom Crist (got) a big surprise when he 12 (answered) his phone on 16 December 2013. He (was) a lottery winner, and the prize (was) enormous - $40 million! He (decided) not to tell anyone about the win. He immediately (gave) all the money to charities. I don't really need that money; he (said). 'My wife (died) earlier in the year so I 19 (chose) cancer charities that 20 (helped) her'.