Ahmad Gardner Fixes His Age

Ahmad Gardner 修正其年齡

Jun 18, 2026, 23:53

Ahmad Gardner plays for the Indianapolis Colts. He wants to fix a mistake about his age.

Ahmad Gardner 在印第安納波利斯小馬隊效力。他想要修正一個關於其年齡的錯誤。

Wikipedia said Gardner was born in 2000. Other sports websites used this wrong date. They said he was 25 years old.

維基百科指出 Gardner 出生於 2000 年。其他體育網站也使用了這個錯誤日期。他們稱他 25 歲。

Gardner says he was born in 2001. He is 24 years old. His passport and driver's license show this date. The NFL website also has the correct date.

Gardner 表示他出生於 2001 年。他現年 24 歲。他的護照和駕駛執照均顯示此日期。NFL 網站也擁有正確的日期。

Gardner joined the Colts last November. The Colts traded for him from the New York Jets. He is a very good player and won awards.

Gardner 於去年 11 月加入小馬隊。小馬隊是從紐約噴射機隊透過交易將他接過來。他是一名非常優秀的球員並贏得過獎項。

Wikipedia fixed the mistake. Now the internet shows his correct age.

維基百科修正了錯誤。現在網路顯示其正確年齡。

In the story, we see words that tell us something already happened. To reach A2, you need to spot these 'finished' actions.

The Pattern: Most words just add -ed at the end to move from today to yesterday.

The 'Rule Breakers': Some words change completely. You must memorize these because they don't follow the -ed rule.

Quick Guide for you: Action Now $\rightarrow$ Action Finished I fix the mistake $\rightarrow$ I fixed the mistake

fix (v.)

To change something to make it right

Example:I need to fix the mistake in my homework.

mistake (n.)

Something that is not correct

Example:He made a mistake with the date.

passport (n.)

An official book used for traveling to other countries

Example:You need a passport to fly to another country.

license (n.)

An official paper that says you can do something

Example:She has a driver's license to drive a car.

traded (v.)

To give one thing and get another thing in return

Example:The team traded a player to get a new one.

awards (n.)

Prizes given to someone for being very good at something

Example:The best student won many awards.