Complete the Stories with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets: Thomas Edison...

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Complete the Stories with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets: Thomas Edison Thomas Edison (1) (be) born in 1847 in Ohio in the United States. He (2) (start) school at the age of eight but he (3) (hate) it because on his first day the teacher (4) (call) him stupid. After that, he (5) (stay) at home a Lot of the time and (6) (have) Lessons from his mother. He also (7)- (read) a Lot of science books at home. He (8) (go) back to school sometimes but he never (9) (like) it very much. He (10) (leave) school forever at the age of twelve and (11) (get) a job with a newsagent. He (12) (begin) inventing things at the age of nineteen. In 1877 he (13) (invent) the phonograph, a sort of very early CD player! Two years later, he (14) (make) the world's first electric Light bulb and York (15) (become) the first city to have electric lights. New

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 Thomas Edison Thomas Edison (1) WAS born in 1847 in Ohio in the UnitedStates. He (2) startED school at the age of eight but he (3) hateD it because on his first day the teacher (4) callED him stupid. After that, he (5) stayED at home a Lot of the time and (6) haD lessons from his mother. He also (7) READ a Lot of science books at home. He (8) WENT back to school sometimes but he never (9) likeD it very much. He (10) leFT school forever at the age of twelve and (11) gOT a job with a newsagent. He (12) begAn inventing things at the age of nineteen. In 1877 he (13) inventED the phonograph, a sort of very early CD player! Two years later, he (14) maDE the world's first electric Light bulb and York (15) becAme the first city to have electric lights. New