Complete the fact file below with the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.
4. Complete the fact file below with the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.
COMPUTERS: a short history
- The first computer (1)__________________ (invent) by Charles Babbage in the early 19th century. It (2)__________________ (not power) by electricity – it was mechanical.
- The first electronic digital computer (3)_________________ (build) in 1943 in Britain. It (4)__________________ (call) ‘Colossus’ and it (5)__________________ (use) for decoding enemy messages in the war.
- Businesses began to use computers in the 1950s, but computers (6)__________________ (not sell) in shops until the early 1970s.
- The first desktop computers (7)__________________ (develop) in the late 1970s.
- Internet access via a modem (8)_________________ (add) in the 1990s, but wireless access (9)__________________ (not add) to most computers until about 2000.
- For the first time, in 2015, more tablets and smartphones (10)__________________ (sell) than laptops and desktops. Will computers eventually disappear from our homes and schools?
Câu trả lời: COMPUTERS: a short history
- The first computer (1) was invented (invent) by Charles Babbage in the early 19th century. It (2) wasn’t powered (not power) by electricity – it was mechanical.
- The first electronic digital computer (3) was built (build) in 1943 in Britain. It (4) was called (call) ‘Colossus’ and it (5) was used (use) for decoding enemy messages in the war.
- Businesses began to use computers in the 1950s, but computers (6) weren’t sold (not sell) in shops until the early 1970s.
- The first desktop computers (7) were developed (develop) in the late 1970s.
- Internet access via a modem (8) was added (add) in the 1990s, but wireless access (9) wasn’t added (not add) to most computers until about 2000.
- For the first time, in 2015, more tablets and smartphones (10) were sold (sell) than laptops and desktops. Will computers eventually disappear from our homes and schools?
