Question

1 Use the past simple of the verbs in the list to complete the sentences. • invent •not paint •die •start • not discover 1 The artist van Gogh Wild Poppies. Claude Monet did. 2 Beethoven ..... ..... composing music at an early age. 3 The Spanish artist Diego Velásquez in 1660. 4 Alexander Graham Bell the telephone in 1876. 5 Isaac Newton ........ radioactivity. Henri Becquerel did.

Answer 1

1 didn't paint

2 started

3 died

4 invented

5 didn't discover

Answer 2

1. The artist van Gogh did not paint Wild Poppies. Claude Monet did.
2. Beethoven started composing music at an early age.
3. The Spanish artist Diego Velásquez died in 1660.
4. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
5. Isaac Newton did not discover radioactivity. Henri Becquerel did.