b) Present perfect or past simple? Complete the sentence pairs using the verbs from the chart above. The verbs can be positive or negative. a) When my grandfather was younger, he spent a lot of time travelling the world. b) I have spent all day trying to translate this English text. 1 a) They ___ English in India since the English went there in the 18th century. b) Some Russians _ only French in the 18th and 19th centuries. 2 a) The number of English speakers _ steeply in the last 50 years. b) I had just bought a house when house prices ___ dramatically. 3 a) Jack's English

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a) They spoke English in India since the English went there in the 18th century.
b) Some Russians heard only French in the 18th and 19th centuries.
a) The number of English speakers rose steeply in the last 50 years.
b) I had just bought a house when house prices rose dramatically.
a) Jack's English

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