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Grammar 2

Past simple: affirmative
2 Read the text and fill in the blank with regular verbs
the first letter suggested.
• I can use the past simple to talk about things in
the past.
There were toothbrushes (1) t… of years ago.
The first toothbrush wasn't plastic or nylon. affirmative regular verbs
Instead, it was made of (2) w… People started
I / You brushed my teeth.
to have (3) m… toothbrushes in the 15
th
century. Chinese people used pigs' (4) h… to He / She / It produced the toothbrush.
make toothbrushes. In 1935, (5) n… was first
We / You / They copied this idea.
used to make toothbrushes. The electric
toothbrushes didn't appear until the 1960s. 1 Complete the sentences with the past
simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Useful gadgetS
the laptop
2 Work in pairs. 1 A British engineer... (design) a portable
INTERFACE
Use the past simple to talk about computer in 1979, but it was heavy.

the history of music players. 2 NASA ... (use) this model on their space
E.g. programme in the early 1980s.
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3 Business executives ... (want) a more
In 1954, an American company portable computer.
invented the first portable radio. 4 Adam Osborne ... (produce) the first really
portable computer in 1981.
5 The Osborne 1 ... (weigh) 11 kg!

When Who What

1954 an American company invent the first portable radio

1979 Sony introduce the Walkman
1980s Sony produce CDs
1998 Koreans make the first MP3 player

2001 Apple introduce Ipod

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