Complete the report with the past simple or past perfect simple of the verbs in brackets

The chart shows the percentage of people aged 65 and over in the United States between 1900 and 2000. In the year 1900 just over 4% of the population 1 was (be) aged over 65. However, by 1960 this figure 2 _________ (double).

The number of people aged between 75 and 84 3 _________ (remain) fairly steady between 1900 and 1930. making up only 1-1.3% of the population. The figure 4 ________ (begin) to rise more significantly in 1940 and by 1970 it 5 __________ (triple) to reach 3% of the population

Although there 6 ____________ (be) no change in the number of people aged 65-74 between 1960 and 1970. the number of people aged 75 and over 7 __________ (increase) during this time. By the year 2000, 12.4% of the US population 8 _________ (reach) the age of 65 or more, although this was slightly lower than in 1990 when it 9 _________ (peak) at 12.67%.

The chart shows that today people in the United States can expect to live longer than in 1900. By the year 2000 more than 12% of the population 10 _________ (manage) to live to the age of 65 and over compared to only 4.1% in 1900.

3 Fill in the gaps with a verb from the box in the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous tense. Use each verb once.