LANGUAGE TEXT ABOUT THE BEATLES TO USE THE CORRECT VERB TENSE In April 1970 the Beatles 1 ______________ (start) to work separately. John 2 ________________ (meet) Yoko Ono in that year and 3 _______________(go) with her to the U.S.A. He and Yoko 4 _____________(make) records until 1975,but tragically, in December 1980, someone 5 _______________(shoot) him in a NewYork street. Early in 1970 George 6 _________________ (become) more interested in Indian music, and Paul 7 ______________(begin) a new group, “Wings”. John, George, Paul and Ringo 8 _________________ (record) new albums separately after 1970, but they 9 _______________(be) always good friends and they always 10 ________________ (help) each other with their records. Today, over thirty years after their first record, the Beatles 11 _____________ (be) still popular and people still 12 _____________ ( love) them and their music. Yoko Ono, John Lennon’s widow, 13 _____________ (live) in New York with her son, Sean, who 14 _____________ (be) also a musician and 15 ______________ (have) his own band. Paul, George and Ringo 16 ________________ (not meet) too often but they still 17 ________________ (have ) a good relationship and sometimes they 18 _______________(play) in charity concerts.