Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect
I (1) _____________ (be) a ski instructor for many years now. I (2) _______ (take up) the sport when I (3) _________ (be) at school. I still remember the first time I (4) ______ (try) to ski. I (5) _________ (slip) on the ice and (6) ________ (break) my ankle. Thankfully, I (7) _______ (not/ have) a serious accident since then. Last year, I (8) ______ (try) ice-skating for the very first time. I (9) ________ (slip) on the ice rink a couple of times since then but I (10) ________ (not/ break) anything.
I (1) ___have been____ (be) a ski instructor for many years now. I (2) __took up__ (take up) the sport when I (3) __was___ (be) at school. I still remember the first time I (4) _tried___ (try) to ski. I (5) _slipped____ (slip) on the ice and (6) __broke___ (break) my ankle. Thankfully, I (7) _haven’t had_ (not/ have) a serious accident since then. Last year, I (8) _tried__ (try) ice-skating for the very first time. I (9) __have slipped___ (slip) on the ice rink a couple of times since then but I (10) __haven’t broken___ (not/ break) anything.
