Man Dies After Car Hit People in Nottinghamshire
Introduction
A 26-year-old sportsman died after a car hit him. The police are now investigating a murder.
Main Body
On Saturday, May 9, a red car drove onto the sidewalk. The car hit five people. Tyler Fairman was one of these people. He died on Tuesday, May 12. Police arrested Duane Anthony. He is 40 years old. He did not have a driving license. The police say he tried to kill five people. Tyler Fairman had a partner. She works for the NHS and is pregnant. People are now giving money to help her and the baby.
Conclusion
The man is in prison. He will go to court on June 8.
Learning
⏳ The 'Past' Pattern
Notice how the story talks about things that already happened. We change the action word (verb) to show it is over.
The Magic 'ed' Ending Most words just need -ed at the end:
- Investigate → Investigated
- Arrest → Arrested
The Rule Breakers (Irregular) Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- Die → Died (follows the rule)
- Is → Was (Example: He was one of these people)
- Drive → Drove (Example: A red car drove onto the sidewalk)
- Have → Had (Example: Tyler Fairman had a partner)
Quick Tip: When you see 'did not', the action word stays in its simple form.
- Correct: He did not have a license.
- Wrong: He did not had a license.