Painters and the past of BE

Dalí was a famous Spanish painter. He was a ________ artist.

• impressionist

• surrealist

• cubist

His famous work 'The Persistence of ______' was finished in 1931.

• memory

• time

• imagination

His wife was ____. She was really important for Dalí's inspiration. They were a particular couple.

• Sara

• Dana

• Gala

Edward Hopper ___ an American realist painter.

• were

• was

• be

Nighthawks, Automat and Chop Suey ____ some of his most important works.

• was

• be

• were

Hopper was born and died in New York. He ___ 84 when he died.

• was

• were

• is

Claude Monet was a _____ painter. He was founder of impressionist painting.

• Italian

• British

• French

His paintings were full of colour, and they ____ about nature and landscapes.

• was

• be

• were

When he died, he was ____ (86 years old)

• quite old

• quite young

What's the past of the verb 'BE'?