Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simpleJerdinand Magellan I) ...was... (be) a 'Portuguese sailor who 2) .............................. (want) to sail around tfie world. 'Emperor Charles V of Spain 3) ............................ (give) him five ships and two hundred and situ-Jive Spanish sailors. They 4) ....................... (leave) Spain on 2l)th 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

Ferdinand Magellan I) ...was...) a 'Portuguese sailor who 2) .............................. (wanted) to sail around tfie world. 'Emperor Charles V of Spain 3) ............................ (gave) him five ships and two hundred and situ-Jive Spanish sailors. They 4) ....................... (left) Spain on 2l)th 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.