Question

Fill in the gaps with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets:

Leonardo da Vinci __________ (live) in Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He __________ (be) a student in Florence, when he __________ (study) painting, sculpture and design. He __________ (begin) a lot of paintings, but he _______________ (not, finish) many of them. His picture of the Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait in the world. Leonardo __________ (be) interested in many things. He __________ (want) to know about everything he __________ (see). He __________ (examine) the human body. He __________ (think) that the sun _______________ (not, go) round the earth. He __________ (write) music. He __________ (design) a flying machine 400 years before the first one __________ (fly). Many people __________________ (not, understand) his ideas. It is difficult to think that one man __________ (can) do so much.

Answer 1

lived

was

studied

began

didn't finish

was

wanted

saw

examined

thought

didn't go

wrote

designed

flew

didn't understand

could

Answer 2

Leonardo da Vinci lived in Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He was a student in Florence, where he studied painting, sculpture, and design. He began a lot of paintings, but he didn't finish many of them. His picture of the Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait in the world. Leonardo was interested in many things. He wanted to know about everything he saw. He examined the human body. He thought that the sun didn't go round the earth. He wrote music. He designed a flying machine 400 years before the first one flew. Many people didn't understand his ideas. It is difficult to think that one man could do so much.