Question

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs. Use the past simple or the past continuous

Thefirst Globe Theatre ... (burn) to the ground in 1613. Actors ... (perform) the play henry VIII at the time. They ... ( use) a real cannon on the stage when suddenly a fire ... (start) in the roof. The fire ... (move) quickly through the wooden building and ... (destroy) it completely. A year later they ... (open) the Globe theatre again.

Answer 1

The first Globe Theatre burned to the ground in 1613. Actors were performing the play henry VIII at the time. They were using a real cannon on the stage when suddenly a fire started in the roof. The fire was moving quickly through the wooden building and destroyed it completely. A year later they opened the Globe theatre again.