Pitfalls

"Dangerous" tenses:

Complete the verbs in the CORRECT tense!
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Simple present or present perfect? Take the same verb for sentences a) and b)!



a) In 1886 a chemist in Atlanta (invent) the soft drink Coca Cola.
b) Coca Cola in 1886.

a) People (know) Coca Cola for 123 years.
b) Coca Cola for 123 years.

a) Forty years ago Hans Riegel (create) the gummy bears.
b) The first gummy bears forty years ago.

a) Children (love) gummy bears since 1922.
b) Gummy bears by children since 1922.

a) Nobody (know) French fries in 1679.
b) French fries in 1679.

a) 100 years ago Hermann Bahlsen (bake) his first butter biscuits.
b) The first butter bisquits 100 years ago.

a) We (know) Bahlsen’s butter biscuits for 120 years.
b) For 120 years butter bisquits .

a) The inventors of Google (register) their product in 1997.
b) Google in 1997.

a) We (use) Google for 13 years.
b) Good by many people for 13 years.
c) Since Google (launch) it (use) has been used by many, many people.