6 Complete the text with the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in
brackets.
Jason (1) has lived .. (live) in Italy for three
months. He (2)
(move) there
when he went to study at the university in
Milan. At first Jason (3) (not
know) much Italian but over the past few
months he (4) (learn) the basics
from his flatmates, Paulo and Laura. Jason
(5) (study) Spanish at secondary
school and this (6)
(help) him
a lot because the two languages are quite
similar. When Jason (7)
(arrive)
in Milan he tried his first real Italian pizza.
Since then he (8)...
(eat) in most of
the pizza restaurants in the city.
Explanation:
1. "has lived" - We use the present perfect tense to talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. Jason started living in Italy in the past and is still living there now.
2. "moved" - We use the past simple tense to talk about an action that happened and finished in the past. Jason moved to Italy when he went to study at the university. It is a completed action.
3. "did not know" - We use the past simple tense to talk about an action that happened and finished in the past. Jason didn't know much Italian when he first arrived in Italy. It is a completed action.
4. "has learned" - We use the present perfect tense to talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. Jason started learning Italian in the past and is still learning it now.
5. "studied" - We use the past simple tense to talk about an action that happened and finished in the past. Jason studied Spanish at secondary school. It is a completed action.
6. "has helped" - We use the present perfect tense to talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. Jason's knowledge of Spanish has helped him learn Italian. It is still helping him now.
7. "arrived" - We use the past simple tense to talk about an action that happened and finished in the past. Jason arrived in Milan. It is a completed action.
8. "has eaten" - We use the present perfect tense to talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. Jason started eating Italian pizza in the past and is still eating it now.