Fill in the gaps with the correct Past Simple or Present Simple forms of the verbs in...

Question

Fill in the gaps with the correct Past Simple or Present Simple forms of the verbs in brackets. 1)Long ago, artists ... ( to make) the camera obscura. The camera obscura ... ( to be ) a small, dark room with a hole in one wall. In this room light ... ( to go) through the hole and a picture ... ( to appear) on the wall opposite the hole. 2) Nowadays, when we ... ( to press) the button on top of a modern camera, the shutter ... ( to open). The light ... ( to go) through the lens and the film ... ( to record) the picture.

Answer 1

1) Long ago, artists made the camera obscura. The camera obscura was a small, dark room with a hole in one wall. In this room light went through the hole and a picture appeared on the wall opposite the hole. 
2) Nowadays, when we press the button on top of a modern camera, the shutter opens. The light goes through the lens and the film is recorded the picture.