1 Read and complete with the verbs in the box.
copied liked looked painted stayed
stopped traveled used visited walked
LastSaturday,we(a) visited a big art gallery in New York. We (b) by bus.
Thebus(c) near a park.We(d)
throughtheparktothemuseum.Inthe gallery we (e)
at a lot of paintings and drawings. After that,we(f)
ourfavoritepaintinginournotebooks.
OnSunday morning, I (g) in bed late. I was tired!
Intheafternoon,I(h) a picture for my mom. I
(i) lots of different colors. My mom was happy – she(j) my
picture a lot!
2. Complete with the simple past form of the verbs.
Seurat was a French painter.He lived (live) in Paris, France. He (study) art there. He
(not travel) a lot during his life. He __________(start) to draw in black and white. Then he
_________ (learn) about science and colors. He ___________(use) dots of color in his paintings. He
____________(not mix) the colors. Some people __________(not like) his paintings because they were
different. Seurat ________(not live) for very long. He _______________(die) when he was 31.
Monet was a French painter. He lived in France, but he t alot.He(c)v England, Italy, and
Norway. He s art in school, but he d l school andonlystayeduntilhewas16.
3. Complete with verbs in the simple past. Listen andcheck
Monet(f)p gardens, water, andbuildings.Hepaintedoutdoors becausehe(g)l
light and color. He d_____________ u ____________brown in his paintings. He
u______________ wonderful bright colors. In 1860, he joined the army in Algeria. He d____________ p
__________ at all for seven years.
Monet lived for a long time. He was almost blind at the end of his life, but he
d______________s___________painting. He d_____________ when he was 86.
4. What did you do last weekend? Write truesentences.
I visited a museum. / I didn't visit a museum.
a I (visit) an art gallery.
b I (stay) home.
c I (watch) a movie.
d I (study) English.
e I (play) video games.
f I (paint) a picture.