Question

1.(I've started/I started school) when I was four2.We can go outnow.Look! The rain (stoppped/has stopped)3.An Englishman (invented/has invented) the World Wide Web in 19914.They aren't ready. They (didn't finish/haven't finished) their breakfast5.Where's my bike? Someone (took/has taken)it!6.What's the matter? (Have you lost/ Did you lose) something?7.(I bought/I've bought) a tracksuit at the market last Saturday.8.(I've done/I did) my homework. (I've done/ I did) it before dinner

Answer 1

1. I started school
2. has stopped
3. invented
4. haven't finished
5. has taken it!
6. Have you lost anything?
7. bought
8 did......I've done it....

Answer 2

1. I started school when I was four.

This sentence is referring to the speaker's past experience of starting school. The action of starting school happened at a specific point in the past when the speaker was four years old.

2. We can go out now. Look! The rain has stopped.

This sentence is referring to the current situation of the rain stopping. The action of the rain stopping is recent and has a direct impact on the possibility of going out at that moment.

3. An Englishman invented the World Wide Web in 1991.

This sentence is stating a fact about the past. The action of the Englishman inventing the World Wide Web happened at a specific time in the past (1991).

4. They aren't ready. They haven't finished their breakfast.

This sentence is referring to the current state of the individuals not being ready. The action of finishing their breakfast is still ongoing and has not been completed at the present time.

5. Where's my bike? Someone has taken it!

This sentence is referring to the current situation of the speaker's bike being missing. The action of someone taking the bike is recent and has a direct impact on the current state of the bike being missing.

6. What's the matter? Have you lost something?

This sentence is asking about a past event. The action of losing something happened in the past and the speaker is inquiring if the person they are talking to has experienced that event.

7. I bought a tracksuit at the market last Saturday.

This sentence is referring to a specific event that happened in the past. The action of buying the tracksuit occurred on a specific day (last Saturday), showing that it is a completed action.

8. I've done my homework. I did it before dinner.

This sentence is referring to the completion of homework. The action of doing the homework has been completed, and it was done before dinner. The use of "I've done" indicates a present perfect tense, which suggests that the action happened in the past but is still relevant in the present. Similarly, using "I did" indicates a simple past tense, indicating a completed action in the past.