to be was/were beento have had hadto mean meant meantto learn learnt learntto become became becometo bring brought broughtto know knew knownto think thought thoughtto buy bought boughtto play played playedto take took takento do did doneto begin began begun to give gave givento make made made to keep kept keptto get got gotto read read readto show showed shown1.Many people had an opportunity to use computers2.There was no doubt that computers were solving so problems very quickly3.Instructions directed the operation of a computer