Comprehensive ESL worksheet featuring a biography of Pablo Picasso, past simple verb exercises, and a quiz to identify his famous paintings.

Let's solve each part of this worksheet step by step.

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1. Fill in the gaps with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

We need to use the past simple tense for all verbs.

> Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. When he 1. was a little boy he 2. began to draw and 3. could do it beautifully. First, his father 4. gave him drawing lessons. Then, at the age of 13 Pablo 5. went to art college. Three years later, he 6. stopped going to classes and at the age of 19, Pablo 7. moved to Paris – the art capital of the world. He 8. got married twice and 9. had four children.

Picasso often 10. changed his style of painting. For example, after his best friend’s death the upset artist 11. started to paint only in blue. It was Picasso’s Blue Period. Then, he 12. used a lot of pinks and oranges. That time was called Picasso’s Rose Period. Later, he 13. began to paint using shapes – a style later called ‘Cubism’.

In his life, he 14. created over 50,000 works of art. He 15. died in his home in the south of France at the age of 91.

✔ Explanation: All verbs are in the past simple tense. For regular verbs: add -ed (e.g., *changed*, *created*). For irregular verbs: use their past forms (e.g., *was*, *began*, *gave*, *went*, *stopped*, *moved*, *got*, *had*, *died*).

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2. Answer the questions to the text.

1. When and where was Picasso born?
→ He was born in 1881 in Spain.

2. Which countries did he live in?
→ He lived in Spain and France.

3. Was he famous when he lived?
→ Yes, he was very famous during his lifetime.

4. When did he start to draw or paint?
→ He began drawing as a little boy.

5. Did he get married and have children?
→ Yes, he got married twice and had four children.

6. Which styles of painting are mentioned in the text?
→ Blue Period, Rose Period, Cubism.

7. How many works of art did he create?
→ Over 50,000 works of art.

8. When and where did Picasso die?
→ He died at the age of 91 in his home in the south of France.

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3. Put the events of Picasso’s life in the correct order.

Let’s list them chronologically:

1. c. He was born in 1881.
2. g. He had drawing lessons from his father.
3. e. He went to art college.
4. a. He moved to Paris.
5. b. He married twice and had four children.
6. d. He created over 50,000 works of art.
7. f. He died at the age of 91.

✔ Correct order:
c → g → e → a → b → d → f

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4. Look at the paintings. Which do you think are by Pablo Picasso?

We need to identify which paintings are in Picasso’s style.

- Painting 1: A stylized face with split colors — Cubist style → ✔ Picasso
- Painting 2: Face with distorted features, bright colors — Cubist → ✔ Picasso
- Painting 3: Man holding a glass — more realistic, not typical Picasso → ✘ Not Picasso
- Painting 4: The Starry Night — Van Gogh → ✘ Not Picasso
- Painting 5: People in traditional dress — looks like Goya or another Spanish painter → ✘ Not Picasso
- Painting 6: Abstract figure with bold lines and colors — Cubist → ✔ Picasso

✔ Answer: Paintings 1, 2, and 6 are likely by Pablo Picasso.

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5. The underlined jumbled words are from the text. Spell them correctly.

We need to unscramble these words.

1. tinapign → painting
2. siart → artist
3. letys → styles
4. phesa → shapes
5. lafutibelyu → beautifully
6. warrigd → married

✔ Answers:
1. painting
2. artist
3. styles
4. shapes
5. beautifully
6. married

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✔ Final Summary of Answers:

#### 1. Fill in the blanks:
1. was
2. began
3. could
4. gave
5. went
6. stopped
7. moved
8. got
9. had
10. changed
11. started
12. used
13. began
14. created
15. died

#### 2. Questions:
1. 1881 in Spain
2. Spain and France
3. Yes
4. As a little boy
5. Yes, twice and had four children
6. Blue Period, Rose Period, Cubism
7. Over 50,000
8. At 91 in southern France

#### 3. Correct order:
c → g → e → a → b → d → f

#### 4. Picasso's paintings:
1, 2, and 6

#### 5. Unscrambled words:
1. painting
2. artist
3. styles
4. shapes
5. beautifully
6. married

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