Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense: ask hundreds of people what they (1)……….(do) on a certain day in august next year, or the year after, and there (2)………) only one reply. provided of course that the people you (3)………) (4)………) to the elvis presley fan club. although the king of rock and roll (5)………….(die) nearly two decades ago, his fans (6)……….(meet) every year since then outside his home in memphis, tennessee, to show respect for the singer they (7)………(love) so much. fans like jean thomas, from catford in south london. jean (8) ……….(visit) gracelands the house where elvis (9)………….(suffer) his fatal heart attack, twice in the past five years. ‘the first time i (10)………….(borrow) the money from my mum, as i (11)………….(not work) then. but two years ago i (12)………….(get) married and since then i (13)………….(work) in my husband chris’s garage. chris and i (14) ………….(go) together last year, and we (15)………(think) of spending two or three months in the usa next year. i (16)……….(always want) to visit some of the places where elvis (17)………). like las vegas, for example.’ jean says that elvis (18)………) her obsession ever since she (19) ………….(be) ten years old, and she (20)………(own) every single one of his records, good and bad.
Ask hundreds of people what they will be doing on a certain day in August next year, or the year after and there will be only one reply. Provided of course that the people you ask/are asking belong to the Elvis Presley fan Club.
Although the King of Rock and Roll died nearly two decades ago, his fans have met every year since then outside his home in Memphis, Tennessee, to show respect for the singer they love so much.
Fans like Jean Thomas, from South London. Jean has visited Gracelands, the house where Elvis suffered his fatal heart attack, twice in the past five years. “The first time I borrowed the money from my Mum, as I wasn’t working then. But two years ago I got married and since then I have been working in my husband Chris’s garage. Chris and I went together last year, and we are thinking of spending two or three months in the USA next year. I have always wanted to visit some of the places where Elvis performed. Like Las Vegas for example.”
Jean says that Elvis has been her obsession ever since she was ten years old, and she owns every single one of his records, good and bad.