Past tense exercise

1. Steve Jobs ................. a company called Apple and made cool gadgets like iPhones and iPads. (start)

• starts

• started

• start

• is starting

1. Bill Gates ................ Microsoft, which makes software for computers like Windows and Microsoft Office. (create)

• are creating

• creates

• created

• is creating

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were friends and sometimes ............... together on projects. (work)

• work

• works

• are working

• worked

1. Steve Jobs ................... the first Macintosh computer, which had a friendly mouse and icons you could click on. (make)

• made

• make

• are making

• has made

Bill Gates is really good at programming and .................... a lot of the software that Microsoft uses. (write)

• write

• is writing

• wrote

• writes

1. Steve Jobs ................... amazing presentations to show off his new products and make people excited about them. (give)

• give

• is giving

• gives

• gave

1. Steve Jobs had a big vision for the future and ......................... to change the world with his inventions. (want)

• wanted

• wants

• want

• is wanted

1. Bill Gates is also very generous and ................... a lot of money to help people around the world. (donate)

• is donating

• donate

• donates

• donated

Bill Gates is one of the ................... people in the world because of the success of Microsoft. (rich)

• most richest

• very richest

• rich

• richest

1. Both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have ........................ many people with their creativity and hard work. (inspire)

• been inspired

• inspired

• inspires

• inspire