Theme: Born to sing
Grammar present perfect or past simple (2)?
A Choose the correct verb forms.
My mum was born in Plymouth in 1948. When 1 she left / she’s left school, she started work in an office in Plymouth . Later, the company 2 she met/ she’s met my dad. 4 They fall/ They’ve fallen in love, and 5 they got/ they’ve got married in 1970. 6 They had/ They’ve had three children – I’m the youngest.
7 they moved/ They’ve moved back to Plymouth again when my dad retired. They bought a very nice house and 8 they lived/ they’ve lived there for two years now. My dad 9 just put/ has just put a greenhouse in the garden for growing vegetables 10 he was/ he’s been a keen gardener all his life. My parents 11 made/ have made a lot of new friends and they’re very happy in their new home.