Answer:
Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in Mississippi, USA. He lived with his parents, Gladys and Vernon. Elvis <u>(1) came</u> from a large family - lots of aunts, uncles and cousins - but he <u>(2) hadn't</u> any brothers or sisters. He loved singing and in 1945, he<u> </u><u>(3) won</u> a school singing competition. He also <u>(4) taught</u> himself to play the guitar.
When Elvis<u> (5)was</u> 13 years old, he and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee because they wanted a better life. He <u>(6)left</u> school in 1953 and worked as a truck driver. In the evenings, he (<u>7)studied</u> at night school because he wanted to be an electrician. In the same year, he made his first record, but it <u>(8)wasn't</u> 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<u> (10)sang</u>. During his life, he also <u>(11)made</u> 33 movies.
Elvis<u> (12)went</u> into the US Army for two years and<u> (13)spent</u><u> </u>most of his time in Germany. It was in Germany that he<u> (14)met</u> Priscilla Beaulieu, and they <u>(15)married</u> in 1967. They <u>(16)had</u> a daughter, Lisa Marie. The last years of Elvis's life<u> (17)wasn't</u> happy - he divorced Priscilla and he had an eating problem. He <u>(18)died</u> in 1977 at the age of 42 but he still has many millions of fans all over the world.
Explanation:
In the above passage, I was able to use the past simple, positive and negative verbs of the list of verbs that were given as clues to complete the passage on ELVIS, THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL.
I believe it’s 5, not counting the split parts
