Question

Read and complete. Use the past simple or the present perfect.

Some things we didn’t know about our friends! Beth has appeared (appear) on TV. She 1
(act) in a TV serial when she 2
(be) four. She only 3
(appear) for ten seconds and she 4
(not speak) at all! Harry 5
(travel) to France, Italy and Spain by car and by train but he 6
(never fly) in a plane! Peter 7
(be) incredibly lucky in his life! For the example, he 8
(lose) his watch when he 9
(go) on a picnic with his class. He 10
(find) it a year later when they 11
(go) for another picnic at the same place.Lucy 12
(paint) her mum’s portrait when she 13
(be) four. She 14
(paint) one hundred portraits since then.

Answer 1

1) acted

2) was

3) has appeared

4) hasn't spoken

5) travelled

6) has never flown

7) has been

8) lost

9) went

10) found

11) went

12) painted

13) was

14) has painted