Question

сделайте несколько предложений со следующими словами:
in the past
in resent times
at present
at the present time
for instance
for example
the capital of
a city
a country
a river
the Thames
the North Sea

Answer 1

In the past people used to do almost everything by hand
In recent times our world has changed a lot 
At present people use a lot of different machines which make their lives much easier. 
At the present time all people wash with their washine machines, hoover (пылесосят) with their vacuum cleaners and wash dishes in their dish washers 

My friend can play a lot of different music instruments, for instance the violin, the piano , the guitar and the drums. 

London is the capital of Great Britain

In my opinion, living in a big city is much better than living in the country (в деревне)

One of the longest rivers in Great Britain is the Thames

The North Sea is a sea in Northern Europe