Famous People: Linda Mc Cartney (Writing Skills)

Now, try to follow the following instructions:

1. Read the following passage on the late Linda McCartney about an ordinary day in her life.
2. Take note of the past tense verbs in bold.
3. Figure out the present tense form of the verbs.

Linda McCartney was the wife of Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles. She was with him from 1967 to 1998 when she died of breast cancer at the age of 56. She contributed her voice in The Beatles' title song of Let It Be in January 1969. She had four children. In an interview, she said that she liked going for a ride on her horse, Lucky Spot because horse riding is a marvellous form of exercise. Both she and Paul had the same interest which was football. They rarely got to see matches but they always watched it on television. Since Paul is a great Liverpool fan, they supported Liverpool. Being a photographer, she said that she got a lot of offers to take photographs. However, since she hated leaving the children, she just stayed home and took pictures of them instead. Before she went to bed at night, she always went to the kid’s bedroom and gave them each a kiss.


The following is what she said in an interview for a feature article which appeared in the Sunday Times newspaper. Fill in the blanks with the present tense verbs.

“I _______four children. I ______like going for a ride on my horse, Lucky Spot because horse riding is a marvellous form of exercise. Both Paul and I _______the same interest which ______football. We rarely_______to see matches but we always_______it on television. Since Paul _____a great Liverpool fan, we ________Liverpool. Being a photographer, I _______a lot of offers to take photographs. However, since I _______leaving the children, I just _______home and _______pictures of them instead. Before I________to bed at night, I always_______to the kids bedroom and______them each a kiss.”