Bad Car Accidents in Northern Ireland and Australia
Introduction
Many people died in car accidents in Northern Ireland and Western Australia in April. Some of these people were children.
Main Body
In Northern Ireland, five people died in one weekend. On Sunday, two cars hit each other. A 16-year-old person died. A 10-year-old child is very sick in the hospital. The police arrested the driver. In Western Australia, two small children died. They were three and four years old. Their car hit a tree on April 17. The children died on April 26. The parents were also hurt. Other people died in Australia too. An 80-year-old person and a 36-year-old person died on Sunday. The government wants to spend 1 billion dollars to make the roads safer.
Conclusion
The police are still looking for information. Some hurt people are still in the hospital.
Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
Look at these words from the story: died, hit, arrested.
When we talk about things that happened before now, we change the action word.
The Simple Pattern:
- Die → Died (Happened in the past)
- Arrest → Arrested (Happened in the past)
The 'Tricky' Word: Some words don't follow the rule.
- Hit (Now) → Hit (Past)
It stays the same!
Real Example: "Two cars hit each other." → This happened on Sunday, so it is in the past.