Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in Mississippi, USA. He lived with his parents, Gladys and Vernon. Elvis (1)came from a large family - lots of aunts, uncles and cousins - but he (2)hadn't any brothers or sisters. He loved singing and in 1945, he (3)won a school singing competition. He also (4)taught himself to play the guitar.

When Elvis (5)was 13 years old, he and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee because they wanted a better life. He (6)left school in 1953 and worked as a truck driver. In the evenings, he (7)studied at night school because he wanted to be an electrician. In the same year, he made his first record, but it (8)wasn't for sale in the shops - it was a present for his mother. In 1954, he made his first public record and it was a success. People loved his music. They also loved the clothes he (9)wore and the way he moved when he (10)sang. During his life, he also (11)made 33 movies.

Elvis (12)went into the US Army for two years and (13)spent most of his time in Germany. It was in Germany that he (14)met Priscilla Beaulieu, and they (15)married in 1967. They (16)had a daughter, Lisa Marie. The last years of Elvis's life (17)wasn't happy - he divorced Priscilla and he had an eating problem. He (18)died in 1977 at the age of 42 but he still has many millions of fans all over the world.

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I have been able to use the past simple, positive and negative verbs of the given verbs to complete the passage on ELVIS, THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL.

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