Task ii. present perfect or past simple? choose the best option. a job interview interviewer: so why (1) did you apply / have you applied for this position? david: well, (2) for / since the last three years i have been working in an interesting, but very small, company, and i now feel ready to move on to a bigger challenge. interviewer: right. and can you describe what your responsibilities are at your current company, at intertech? david: of course. well, i (3) started / have started working there three years (4) since / ago , as i (5) said / have said, and until july 2013 i (6) was / have been responsible for the online catalogue. however, i was then promoted and put in charge of the design and maintenance of the entire website. in january 2014, i (7) have helped / helped to implement a new e-commerce system, which allows people to buy directly from the catalogue using ‘one-click’ ordering. it (8) was / has been very successful so far. interviewer: that’s very impressive. what about foreign languages? your english is obviously very good, but do you speak any other languages? david: well, french – my mother tongue – obviously. i also (9) spent / have spent some time in spain five years (10) since / ago as part of my degree, so i’d say i have intermediate spanish. interviewer: ok, just one more thing. (11) did you / have you ever had experience of people management? david: yes, absolutely. at intertech i’m in charge of one member of staff – a web editor. i’ve never had any problems with the management side of my role; in fact, i really enjoy it. interview: ok, well that’s good news. well, we need to have a think about it, but we’ll let you know asap. david: thank you for seeing me today. i look forward to hearing from you soon.
10) have visited 11) did make 12) haven't worked 13) flew 14)spent 15)did go 16)wanted 17)have driven 18) have travelled/travel 19) have met 20) did start 21)signed 22) has been/is