* Put the verbs in brackets into the past
simple, the present perfect or the present
perfect continuous

Easter Island, or Rapa Nui,
is a small island in the
Pacific Ocean. People
1) have been living (live)
on the island for over 1,000 years.
But life on Easter Island 2)...
(not/always/be) easy. When
people first 3)...
(arrive)
around 800 A.D., the island had a thick covering of
trees and there was plenty of food. But the forests
(disappear) about 600
years ago and life 5)
(become) very difficult for the people of Easter
Island. These days, life is easier because tourists
(start) coming to the
island. But the visitors 7)
(already/have) a negative effect on the island and
its culture. For years now, the mayor of Easter
Island 8)
(try) to find a
way for tourists to enjoy the island without
damaging it, but so far the problem remains
unsolved.

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