Jorge Martin Wins the French Race
Introduction
Jorge Martin won the French Grand Prix. Now, the race for the championship is very close.
Main Body
Jorge Martin started in seventh place. He passed Marco Bezzecchi near the end of the race. Martin is now only one point behind Bezzecchi. Ai Ogura came in third place. Ducati had a bad day. Francesco Bagnaia crashed on lap 16. He did not finish the race. Marc Marquez did not race because he hurt his foot on Saturday. Marquez had two operations in Madrid. Doctors fixed his foot and his shoulder. He cannot race in the next event in Catalonia. Aprilia is now very strong. Martin is healthy and fast again. The team leaders are happy with their riders.
Conclusion
Jorge Martin is a leader again. Marc Marquez must rest and get better.
Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Secret
Look at these words from the text:
- Won (from Win)
- Passed (from Pass)
- Crashed (from Crash)
The Pattern: Most of the time, to talk about yesterday or a finished race, we just add -ed to the end of the action word.
Pass → Passed ✅
Crash → Crashed ✅
The Tricky Part: Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. They don't follow the -ed rule.
Win → Won ❌ (Not Winned)
🛠️ How to say 'NO' in the past
When something did not happen, we use did not + the normal word.
- He did not finish the race.
- Marc did not race.
Note: When you use did not, the action word goes back to its simple form. You don't need the -ed here!