Question

) Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

 

Ferdinand Magellan 1) ………(be) a Portuguese sailor who 2) ……… (want) to
sail around the world. Emperor Charles V of Spain 3) ……… (give) him five ships
and two hundred and sixty-five Spanish sailors. They 4) ……… (leave) Spain on
the 20th of September 1519 and 5) ……… (begin) their long and
dangerous journey.

On the journey, Magellan 6) ……… (discover) the Pacific Ocean.
Unfortunately, he and many of the sailors 7) ……… (die) in a battle on 27th
April, 1521. after that, a Spanish sailor 8) ………(take) control of the ships and
9) ... …… (set off) to complete the voyage. Only one ship and sixteen men 10)
………(survive) the journey. They 11) ……… (arrive) back in Spain on 6th
September, 1522. They 12) ………(be) the first men to sail around the world.

Answer 1

1. was
2. wanted
3. gave
4. left
5. began
6. discovered
7. died
8. took
9. set off
10. survived
11. arrived
12. were

Answer 2

Ferdinand Magellan 1) was a Portuguese sailor who 2) wanted to sail around the world. Emperor Charles V of Spain 3) gave him five ships and two hundred and sixty-five Spanish sailors. They 4) left Spain on the 20th of September 1519 and 5) began their long and dangerous journey.
On the journey, Magellan 6) discovered the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately, he and many of the sailors 7) died in a battle on 27th. April, 1521. after that, a Spanish sailor 8) took control of the ships and 9) set off)to complete the voyage. Only one ship and sixteen men 10) survived the journey. They 11) arrived back in Spain on 6th September, 1522. They 12) were the first men to sail around the world.