Exercise 8: Simple past or present perfect ? Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. ( start comeback decide play see (x2) swim meet score not see fail not hear Hi, Amelia. ) How are you? I (1) _________ from you for a while, so I thought I'd drop you a line. How are you all? We (2)_________ just _________ from a holiday in the Alps. It was wonderful! We (3)_________ some fantastic mountain scenery every day, and (4)_________ in some beautiful (and cold!) lakes. Even the kids enjoyed all the walking! I thought they would complain. We (5)_________ to go again next year. How are your kids? (6)_________ Alice _______ school yet? Does she like it? And what about Jason? (7)_________ he_________ any more goals for his football team lately? I’ll never forget the last time we watched him in a match. He (8)_________ brilliantly! I'm sure hell be a professional footballer. Oh, and guess what? Our Darren (9)_________ in love with a lovely girl called Rosene! He (10)_________ her at a party last week, and he thinks she's the most beautiful girl he (11)_________ ever _________ I don't know how long the romance will last - we'll see! Write soon! Even better, come and visit us, because we (12)_________ each other for such a long time!