Question

Read about Marco and underline the correct form: Simple Past or Present Perfect

Marco Santos is a chef. He started / has started cooking when he has been / was 16 years old. He has studied / studied in a cooking school for the next three years, and then he got / has got his first job, in a restaurant in Lyons. Now 33, he worked / has worked all over France, and he just decided / has just decided to open a restaurant in Los Angeles. He hasn't thought / didn't think of a name for it yet. He says: “In 1992, I cooked / have cooked for the Italian President when he has come / came to France, and he has told / told me that it was / has been the most delicious food outside Italy!”​

Answer 1

Marco Santos is a chef. He started cooking when he was 16 years old. He studied in a cooking school for the next three years, and then he got his first job, in a restaurant in Lyons. Now 33, he has worked all over France, and he has just decided to open a restaurant in Los Angeles. He hasn't thought of a name for it yet. He says: “In 1992, I cooked for the Italian President when he came to France, and he told me that it was the most delicious food outside Italy!”​