The Queen of the Magical World
Fill the gaps and use Simple Present, Present Progressive, Simple Past, Past
Perfect, Past Progressive and Present Perfect.
Who ___________ (to hear) of Joanne K. Rowling? Joanne K. Rowling was born on
the 31th July 1965 in Chipping, England. She ___________ (to be) a contemporary1
writer of English Fiction. Her famous series about the student Harry Potter which
___________ (to gain) international attention and which ___________ (to sell) 300
million copies since it was published, is world-famous. In February 2004 the Forbes
magazine ___________ (to write) that she ___________ (to earn) more than 1 billion
US$ till then. No-one ___________ (to earn, ever) that much money before by writing
books.
The English born author ___________ (to have) one younger sister who is called
Dianne. She ___________ (to tell, already) great stories when she ___________ (to
go) to secondary school. After she ___________ (to study) French and Classics at
the University of Exeter she ___________ (to spend) one year in Paris and she
___________ (to move) to London to work there for Amnesty International. During
this time she ___________ (to invent) the story of Harry Potter on a train trip. She
___________ (to begin) writing during her lunch hours.
The author ___________ (to move) to Oporto, Portugal then. She ___________ (to
teach) English there before she ___________ (to move) back to England in 1995.
While she ___________ (to live) in Portugal she ___________ (to get married) and
she ___________ (to have) one daughter, but her marriage ___________ (- work
out).
When she ___________ (to come) back to England in December 1994 she
___________ (to have) no money and she ___________ (to live) on social welfare.
She ___________ (to write) the first volume of Harry Potter during this time. Six of
the seven volumes of the Harry Potter series have already been published. All of
them ___________ (to be) bestsellers. Now J.K. Rowling ___________ (to be) even
richer than the Queen of England.
She ___________ (to buy) an expensive house in Scotland which is called
Killiechassie House. This ___________ (- to be) her only house, she also
___________ (to own) a house in London which is worth US$ 11 million. She
___________ (to marry) a second time, a man called Dr. Neil Murray and she
___________ (to write, currently) her seventh book about Harry .
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Contemporary = zeitgenössisch
The Queen of the Magical World
Fill the gaps and use Simple Present, Present Progressive, Simple Past, Past
Perfect, Past Progressive and Present Perfect.
Who has heard of Joanne K. Rowling? Joanne K. Rowling was born on the 31th July
1965 in Chipping, England. She is / has become a contemporary2 writer of English
Fiction. Her famous series about the student Harry Potter which gained international
attention and which have sold 300 million copies since it was published, is worldfamous. In February 2004 the Forbes magazine wrote that she had earnedmore than
1 billion US$ till then. No-one has ever earned that much money before by writing
books.
The English born author has one younger sister who is called Dianne. She had
already told great stories when she went to secondary school. After she had studied
French and Classics at the University of Exeter she spent one year in Paris and she
moved to London to work there for Amnesty International. During this time she
invented the story of Harry Potter on a train trip. She began writing during her lunch
hours.
The author moved to Oporto, Portugal then. She had taught English there before she
moved back to England in 1995. While she was living in Portugal she got married
and she had one daughter, but her marriage did not work out.
When she came back to England in December 1994 she had no money and she
lived on social welfare. She wrote / was writing the first volume of Harry Potter during
this time. Six of the seven volumes of the Harry Potter series have already been
published. All of them are / have been bestsellers. Now J.K. Rowling is even richer
than the Queen of England.
She bought an expensive house in Scotland which is called Killiechassie House. This
was not her only house, she also owns a house in London which is worth US$ 11
million. She married a second time, a man called Dr. Neil Murray and she is currently
writing her seventh book about Harry .
2
Contemporary = zeitgenössisch