FBI Offers Money to Find Monica Witt

Introduction

The FBI will pay $200,000 to anyone who helps them find and arrest Monica Witt. She worked for the U.S. Air Force but stole secret information.

Main Body

Monica Witt worked for the U.S. government from 1997 to 2010. She knew secret names of spies. She had a very important job. In 2013, she left the U.S. and went to Iran. The U.S. says she gave secret military information to the Iranian government. This put American workers and their families in danger. The FBI thinks she lives in Iran now. She might use fake names like Fatemah Zahra or Narges Witt. The FBI wants to find her now because it is a good time.

Conclusion

Monica Witt is a criminal. The U.S. government wants her to come back to face a judge.

Learning

πŸ•’ Talking about the Past (Simple Past)

In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened. We change the action word (verb) to show the time is finished.

The Pattern: Verb + ed

  • Work β†’\rightarrow Worked
  • Want β†’\rightarrow Wanted

The Pattern: The 'Change' Words (Irregular)

  • Steal β†’\rightarrow Stole
  • Know β†’\rightarrow Knew
  • Leave β†’\rightarrow Left
  • Go β†’\rightarrow Went

Quick Guide for A2: If you want to tell a story about yesterday or 2010, you cannot use the same word as today.

Example: "She lives in Iran" (Now) β†’\rightarrow "She went to Iran" (Past).