Fill in the Blanks GrammarOnline version Simple past, present perfect, passive, past continuous by VANDRECK Murielle 1 have been was been made been started have was published has studied had has completed was writing become writing born graduated wrote translated JK Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series , in 1965 , near Bristol , England . She her first story when she six . She French at the university and in 1986 . Over the next few years she a variety of jobs . She the first Harry Potter book in 1990 . She the book in 1993 . The book in Britain in 1997 . JK Rowling Harry Potter books for more than 30 years . Her books into over 60 languages . Her books into films . She the richest woman in Britain .