Court Case About Fires at Prime Minister's Properties
Introduction
Three men are in court. The police say they started fires at buildings and a car. These things belong to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Main Body
The men started fires in May 2025. They burned a car and two buildings in North London. One building was a business. One building was a house for the Prime Minister's family. One man, Roman, says a person on Telegram told him to do it. This person is called 'El Money'. Roman says he needed money for his father's doctor in Ukraine. He says 'El Money' threatened him. 'El Money' wanted the news to talk about the fires. He promised Roman 3,000 pounds in digital money. But Roman says he never got the money. 'El Money' told Roman to leave the city after the last fire.
Conclusion
The men say they did not do it. The trial is still happening.
Learning
📌 The 'Action' Word Shift
In this story, we see how words change when something already happened. This is the key to moving from A1 to A2 English.
The Pattern: Now Then
| Now (Present) | Then (Past) | Example from Story |
|---|---|---|
| say | said | The police say (now) Roman says (now) |
| start | started | They started fires. |
| burn | burned | They burned a car. |
| tell | told | A person told him to do it. |
| need | needed | He needed money. |
💡 Simple Rule: Most of the time, just add -ed to the end of the word to talk about the past.
- Start Started
- Burn Burned
⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Tell becomes Told
- Get becomes Got
Quick Summary for A2 Learners: If you want to tell a story about yesterday or last year, look for the -ed ending or the 'Rule Breaker' words.