Title: Present Perfect or Past Simple?
Course: English at EOI (2nd level)

Q: ZARA

Complete the text with the correct tense, past simple or present perfect simple. Check your answers against the text in your coursebook.

1. __________ you ever _________ (be) to a Zara store? You probably have as it is one of the fastest-growing chains in the world.

The person behind Zara is Amancio Ortega. He is the richest man in Spain. When he 2. _________ (be) young he 3. ___________ (work) in a clothes store but always 4. ____________ (dream) of having his own business. In 1963 he 5. _________________ (start) a small company. In 1975 he 5. ___________ (open) his first shop –Zara. Now Zara shops are all over the world. Why is Zara successful? Zara reacts quickly to the latest fashions and produces fashionable, inexpensive clothes. Zara can make a new line of clothes in three weeks; others take nine months. Zara produces 20,000 new designs a year and none of them stay in the shops for more than a month.
- 1. have been / 2. was / 3. worked / 4. dreamed / 5. started / 6. opened (Excellent! [Image: big grin])
- 1. have been / 2. was / 3. worked / 4. has dreamed / 5. has started / 6. opened (Two of your answers are wrong. Please try again.)
- 1. have been / 2. was / 3. worked / 4. dreamed / 5. started / 6. has opened (Oups! You almost got it right. [Image: thoughtful] Only one answer is wrong. Please try again.)
- 1. Were / 2. was / 3. worked / 4. dreamed / 5. started / 6. opened (Oups! You almost got it right. [Image: thoughtful] Only one answer is wrong. Please try again.)
- 1. have been / 2. were / 3. worked / 4. dreamd / 5. started / 6. opened (Sorry! This is the wrong answer. Pay attention to grammar and spelling rules and try again.)
A: 1. have been / 2. was / 3. worked / 4. dreamed / 5. started / 6. opened