Question

Complete the following text in the simple past using the verbs in parentheses. Pay attention: there are affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.

How did artists earn (earn) money in the past?

Before the Modern era, in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, works of art____
(be) usually commissioned by a patron. This means that artists________
(create) art for specific buyers. Life________
(be) hard for those who________
(not find) a patron.



Did artists feel (feel) free to create whatever they wanted?

Artists_____
(not have) a lot of artistic freedom, because patrons often_____
(decide) the subject of the artwork beforehand. You______
(not paint) something and then ______
(try) to sell it, like most artists do now.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1were. 2created. 3was. 4do not find. 5they did not have. 6decide. 7did not paint. 8tried