Albrecht Weinberg Dies at 101
Introduction
Albrecht Weinberg lived in Germany. He survived the Nazi camps. He died at the age of 101.
Main Body
Albrecht was born in 1925. He lived in three Nazi camps. He walked in three death marches. Later, he lived in New York and then returned to Germany. He talked to students in schools. He told them about the bad things the Nazis did. He had bad dreams at night because of his past. In 2017, the German government gave him a special medal. He gave the medal back last year. He did this because he did not like new laws about migrants. The Israeli Ambassador said Albrecht was important. He helped young people understand the truth about the past.
Conclusion
Albrecht Weinberg died recently. A movie about his life came out before he died.
Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
Look at how the story describes Albrecht's life. Most of the words end in -ed. This is how we talk about things that are finished.
The Pattern: Verb + -ed = Happened before now.
Examples from the text:
- Live → Lived
- Walk → Walked
- Talk → Talked
💡 Simple Rule: If you want to say something happened yesterday or years ago, add -ed to the action word.
🚫 Saying "No"
When the author says Albrecht did not like the laws, we see a special helper word: did not.
How it works:
Did not + Action word (normal form)
- Wrong: He did not liked (❌)
- Right: He did not like (✅)
Key Tip: When did is in the sentence, the -ed disappears! → He lived becomes He did not live.