Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein
Introduction
A government group asked Howard Lutnick about his friend Jeffrey Epstein.
Main Body
Mr. Lutnick said he stopped talking to Epstein in 2005. But some papers say they talked after 2008. They also put money into the same company in 2014. Mr. Lutnick said he saw Epstein only three times. He visited Epstein's house in 2005. He met him in 2011. He had lunch on an island in 2012. He said he saw nothing bad. Some leaders believe Mr. Lutnick. Other leaders say he lied. They disagree about the truth.
Conclusion
Mr. Lutnick says the meetings were not important. Some people want him to leave his job.
Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
Look at how we talk about things that already happened. We add -ed to the action word.
- Stop → Stopped
- Visit → Visited
Special Words (The ones that change completely):
- Say → Said
- See → Saw
- Meet → Met
- Have → Had
💡 Quick Tip: The Time Marker
When you see a year (like 2005 or 2014), you must use these past words.
Correct: He met him in 2011. ✅ Wrong: He meet him in 2011. ❌