Exercise 5
Use the Past Simple to talk about the origin of something and the present simple where necessary. Ecris
au passé les verbes qui indiquent une action passée et au présent simple les verbes qui indiquent une action
qui est d'actualité.
1. In 1987 New Zealanders
(invent) bungee jumping, so today people often
(enjoy) jumping off a bridge with an elastic attached to them.
2. The All Blacks
(do) the "haka” before a rugby match because their
ancestors in the past
(consider) it as a traditional war chant.
3. In 1769 Captain Cook
(declare) this country a British land, but it
(be) now independent.
4. The Kiwis
(start) to protect their natural resources in the past, so people from
all over the world regularly
(come) to their country for mountain sports.
5. New Zealand ............. (be) a nuclear free country because the government
(not/accept) nuclear energy in the 60s.
6. Steven and James
(start) skiing when they were 4 or 5 years old, so
now they always
(practise) snowboarding very well.
(save) young
7. I (decide) to learn surf life-saving at school last year and now I sometimes
surfers' lives.
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