Contrast Present Perfect and Simple Past completing the text below.

It’s a
report written by a student about her cousin’s adventurous life. Read the model.

That’s my cousin Matt. He’s travelled all over the world. He

loves extreme sports. Last July, he started taking surf
lessons.

The sport Matt really enjoys is rock climbing. He says he

______________1 (meet) many new with the same insane interests. He and his

friends_____________2 (have) many. They _________________ 3(break) many

world records. But they ______________4(face) hundreds of problems together.

Matt_________5(sleep) outdoors in Africa, some years

ago and he_______6 (eat) inedible food in distant Indian

villages last year.

He___________ 7 (lose) a lot of weight in the last few

. years, but most of the time he _______________8 (gain) a

lot of muscles, as he says.

`_________________________9 (you-ever- climb) the

Kilimanjaro?’, I asked.

He and his friends_____________10 (try) to climb the

Kilimanjaro in 2009 but they __________________11 (not
succeed). They finally ______12 (get) to the top of the
highest mountain in Africa in 2010.
Matt______________________13 (experience) very unusual

adventures in his life. He_________________________ 14

(ride) a camel across the desert and ___________

_________ 15
(fly) a balloon from Japan to Canada.

He ______________________16(accomplish) incredible

tasks and ______________17(win) dozens of medals.

Cousin Matt ________________18 (teach) me that it is

worthwhile to maintain our purpose in spite of the difficulties .

The sport Matt really enjoys is rock climbing. He says he HAS MET 1 (meet) many new

friends with the same insane interests. He and his friends HAVE HAD 2(have) many

concussions. They HAVE BROKEN3 many world records. But they HAVE FACED 4

(face) hundreds of problems together.

Matt SLEPT5 (sleep) outdoors in Africa some years ago. He ATE (eat) inedible food in

distant Indian villages last month .

He HAS LOST 7 (lose) a lot of weight, but most of the time he HAS GAINED 8

(gain) a lot of muscles, as he says.

‘HAVE YOU EVER CLIMBED 9 (you-ever- climb) the Kilimanjaro?’, I asked.

He and his friends TRIED 10

(try) to climb the Kilimanjaro in 2009 but they DIDN’T

SUCCEED 11
(not succeed). In 2010 they finally GOT 12(get) to the top of the highest

mountain in Africa.

Matt HAS EXPERIENCED13 (experience) very unusual adventures in his life. He HAS

RIDDEN 14
(ride) a camel across the desert and HAS FLOWN 15
(fly) a balloon from

Japan to Canada. He HAS ACCOMPLISHED16 (accomplish) incredible tasks and

HAS WON 17(win) dozens of medals.

Cousin Matt HAS TAUGHT_18 (teach) me that it is worthwhile to maintain our

purpose in spite of difficulties .