Question

Practice Underline the correct verb form in the sentences below. a. Thomas Cook organized / has organized the first tour in 1841. b. Pathfinders wasn’t / hasn’t been the first to offer tailor-made holidays. c. He worked / has worked in the travel industry since 1996. d. When did you start / have you started working for Kuoni? e. Customers became / have become demanding in the last few years. f. The number of bookings fell / has fallen since the accident. g. So far we had / have had a very successful season. h. Visitors from the USA increased / have increased by 8 percent since last year. i. We started / have started offering tours to Mexico two years ago. j. Many operators put / have put their prices up lately.

Answer 1

a.Thomas Cook organized the first tour in 1841.

b. Pathfinders wasn’t the first to offer tailor-made holidays.

c. He has worked in the travel industry since 1996.

d. When did you start working for Kuoni?

e. Customers became demanding in the last few years.

f. The number of bookings has fallen since the accident.

g. So far we have had a very successful season.

h. Visitors from the USA have increased by 8 percent since last year.

i. We started offering tours to Mexico two years ago.

j. Many operators have put their prices up lately.

Answer 2

Here are the correct verb forms for the sentences:

a. Thomas Cook organized the first tour in 1841. b. Pathfinders wasn't the first to offer tailor-made holidays. c. He has worked in the travel industry since 1996. d. When did you start working for Kuoni? e. Customers have become demanding in the last few years. f. The number of bookings has fallen since the accident. g. So far, we have had a very successful season. h. Visitors from the USA have increased by 8 percent since last year. i. We started offering tours to Mexico two years ago. j. Many operators have put their prices up lately.