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Leonardo da Vinci (Simple Past)

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    Complete the statements about Da Vinci using the Simple Past tense.
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  • Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) _______________ (be) an incredible man.
    was
  •  10
  • He _______________ (work) as an artist, architect, mathematician and scientist.
    worked
  •  5
  • He also _______________ (work) as a military engineer and _______________ (be) a good musician.
    worked/was
  •  15
  • Leonardo _______________ (be) born in Vinci near Florence.
    was
  •  5
  • He _______________ (like) school but he _______________ (hate) Latin.
    liked/hated
  •  15
  • In 1466, Leonardo’s family _______________ (move) to Florence and he _______________ (finish) school.
    moved/finished
  •  15
  • In 1482, he _______________ (leave) Florence for Milan and _______________ (start) to work for Duke of Milan.
    left/started
  •  20
  • The Duke of Milan _______________ (want) to build a new town and Leonardo _______________ (design) many buildings.
    wanted/designed
  •  15
  • Da Vinci also _______________ (study) mathematics.
    studied
  •  5
  • Leonardo's drawing of the Anatomy of a Man _______________ (show) him to be a great biologist.
    showed
  •  5
  • In Milan Leonardo Da Vinci _______________ (make) a lot of his paintings and drawings but he _______________ (lose) most of them.
    made/lost
  •  25
  • In 1502, he _______________ (return) to Florence and _______________ (paint) the Mona Lisa.
    returned/painted
  •  15
  • Leonardo _______________ (carry) his painting with him when he _______________ (travel).
    carried/traveled
  •  20
  • From 1514 to 1516, Leonardo _______________ (live) in Rome and _______________ (make) his scientific experiments.
    lived/made
  •  20
  • Leonardo _______________ (take) interest in acoustics, astronomy, mechanics, mapmaking, optics, weapons and other branches of science.
    took
  •  10
  • Da Vinci _______________ (write) from right to left; people _______________ (need) a mirror to read his writings.
    wrote/needed
  •  20