Read the story. Put the verbs in the brackets into Present Simple or Present Perfect.

In Jack's town, it

1. (to snow)

suddenly. It

snowed four times in the previous week. Jack

2. (to have)

always

3. (to be)

a

big fan of the snow. He

4. (to spend)

a lot of

time in the snow already.

Noam, Jack's dog, has never played in the snow.

Noam

5. (not/ to see)

snow before. He hasn't

yet felt the cold.

Jack has just received a new sledge as a

Christmas present. He

his

6. (to wear)

winter coat and snow boots. He

7. (to push)

the sledge up the slope to

ride it. Jack and Noam have gone outdoors. Jack is

trailed up the hill by Noam. He's in good spirits!

Jack

8. (to have)

finally

9. (to achieve)

the top of the hill. He sits in

the sledge. He's on his way down the slope. Noam

chases after the sledge . They've finally sled to the

bottom.

In Jack's town, it (1) has snowed suddenly. It (2) has snowed four times in the previous week. Jack (3) is always a big fan of the snow. He (4) has spent a lot of time in the snow already.

Noam, Jack's dog, has never played in the snow. Noam (5) has not seen snow before. He hasn't yet felt the cold.

Jack has just received a new sledge as a Christmas present. He (6) is wearing his winter coat and snow boots. He (7) pushes the sledge up the slope to ride it. Jack and Noam (8) have gone outdoors. Jack is trailed up the hill by Noam. He's in good spirits!

Jack (9) has finally achieved the top of the hill. He sits in the sledge. He's on his way down the slope. Noam chases after the sledge. They've finally sled to the bottom.

Explanation:

1. In the first sentence, we use "it has snowed" because it refers to a specific event that happened in the past (suddenly). We use the Present Perfect tense to show that it started and finished in the past but has an impact on the present.

2. We use "it has snowed" again because it refers to a specific event in the past (four times in the previous week). The Present Perfect tense is used to indicate an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past but is still relevant in the present.

3. The verb "to be" is used in the Present Simple tense because it describes Jack's permanent or general state as a big fan of the snow.

4. "Has spent" is used in the Present Perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and continued up until the present moment. Jack has already spent a lot of time in the snow.

5. We use "has not seen" to indicate that Noam has never had the experience of seeing snow before. The Present Perfect tense is used to describe actions that started in the past but have an impact on the present.

6. "Is wearing" is used in the Present Continuous tense to describe an action happening at the current moment. Jack is currently wearing his winter coat and snow boots.

7. "Pushes" is used in the Present Simple tense to describe a habitual action of Jack pushing the sledge up the slope. This action is a repeated action and not specifically tied to a particular moment in the past.

8. "Have gone" is used in the Present Perfect tense to indicate an action that happened in the past (Jack and Noam going outdoors) but is still relevant in the present.

9. "Has finally achieved" is used in the Present Perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past but has just been completed. Jack has achieved the top of the hill.