Question

completa el texto con el pasado simple de los verbos entre paréntesis, en su
forma correcta (afirmativa o negativa)
Robert Goddard---------- (BE) born in 1882. When he--------- (BE) a child, he
----------(BECOME) interested in firecrackers and----------- (THINK) about the possibility of space
travel. He later -------------(BECOME) a physics professor at a university. In his free time, he
--------------(Build) rockets and -----------(TAKE) them to a field, but they --------------------(NOT/FLY). When
he--------- (GO) back to his university after his failed attempts, the other professors
---------------(LAUGH) at him.
In 1920, Goddard --------(WRITE) an article about rocket travel. He--------- (BELIEVE) that one
day it would be possible to go to the moon. When “The New York Times” ---------- (SEE) his
article, a reporter------------ (WRITE) that Goddard------------- (HAVE) less knowledge about science
than high school student. Goddard -----------(WANT) to prove that “The New York Time”
----------(BE) wrong.
In 1926, he ---------(BUILD) a ten-foot rocket, ----------- (PUT) it into an open car, and
--------------(DRIVE) to his aunt´s nearby farm. He----------------- (PUT) the
rocket in a field and -----------------(LIT) the fuse. Suddenly the rocket---------------- (GO) into the
sky. It -----------(TRAVEL) at 60 miles per hour (mph) to an altitude of 41 feet.
Then it --------------(FALL) into the field. The flight _____________(LAST) 2,5 seconds, but
Goddard__________(BE) happy about his achievement. Over the years, his rockets
-------------(GROW) to 18 feet and------------ (FLY) to 9,000 feet in the air. No one -----------(MAKE) fun
of him after he was successful.
When Goddard -----------(DIE) in 1945, his work ----------(NOT/STOP).
Scientists ----------(CONTINUE) to build bigger and better rockets. In 1969, when the
American rocket Apollo 11 --------------(TAKE) the first men to the moon, “The New York
Times” ---------------(WRITE):” The Times regrets the error

Answer 1

1-Was
2-Was
3-Became
4-thought
5-became
6-built
7-took
8-didn’t fly
9-went
10-laughed
11-wrote
12-belived
13-saw
14-wrote
15-had
16-wanted
17-was
18-bulit
19-put
20-Lit
21-went
22-travelled
23-fell
24-lasted
25-was
26-grew
27-flew
28-made
29-died
30-didn’t stop
31-continued
32-took
33-wrote