www.englishpage.de.vu learn English online © 2007 Bernie Zöttl Mixed Tenses (with passive) – fill in: Lumidee Cedeño (be) ______ born in August 24, 1984 in Spanish Harlem, New York. She (be) ______ a female American R&B singer and rapper. Most people (know) _________ her as Lumidee. After her father (die) ________ in 1995, she and her four siblings (raise – passive) ________________ in Spanish Harlem by her grandparents. She (begin) __________ (sing) ___________ and (rap) ____________at the age of twelve. After she (graduate) _________________ high school, she (collaborate) _______________ with DJ Tedsmooth (record) ____________ her debut single, "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)". After that, she (sign) __________ a contract with Universal Records, where she (release) ______________ her debut album, Almost Famous, on June 23, 2003. Her single (reach) ______________ #3 in the U.S. and #2 in the UK charts, but so far, it (be) _____________ her only hit. At the beginning of 2007, Lumidee (release) ____________ her new single "She's Like The Wind". Lumidee (also feature – passive) ________________ on a song for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Album Soundtrack which (entitle – passive) _____________________ 'Dance' and (feature) _______________ a sample of the classic Whitney Houston track I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Her second album (expect – passive) ________________ for release later this year. In an interview, Lumidee (state) _____________ that the album (call – passive) ________________'Unexpected'. It will be the follow-up to 2003's "Almost Famous," which (sell) _____________ 276,000 copies in the United States up to now. Of course, Lumidee (hope) ______________ that her new album (have) _______ ___________ even more success. ___/25 (taken from Wikipedia) key: was/ is/ know/ (had) died/ were raised/ began/ singing/ rapping/ (had) graduated/ collaborated/ to record/ signed/ released/ reached/ has been/ released/ was also featured/ was entitled/ featured/ is expected/ stated/ will be called/ has sold/ hopes/ will have.