Past simple or Present Perfetc Jane Austin was born in 1775. She wrote novels and lived in London and Bath. Her books, for example Sense and Sensibility, have become very fashionable recently. The ma

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Past simple or Present Perfetc Jane Austin was born in 1775. She wrote novels and lived in London and Bath. Her books, for example Sense and Sensibility, have become very fashionable recently. The majority of British have read the books of Charles Dickens, for example David Copperfield. He described life in London in the nineteenth century. George Orwell wrote Animal Far and 1984. He died in 1950. His books have changed the people's ideas about society. Sean Connery is a famous actor. He made hundreds films. He became famous as James Bond in the films of the '60. Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. She's been the first woman Prime Minister. Since she has left politics, she wrote her biography. Andrew Lloyd Webber has written some very famous musical, for example Cats and Phantom of Opera. His first successful show was Jesus Christ Superstar.

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Past simple or Present Perfect

Jane Austen was a renowned British authoress who was born in 1775. She wrote novels and lived in both London and Bath. Her books (for example, Sense and Sensibility), have become very popular recently.

Charles Dickens was a famous British novelist. The majority of British people have read Charles Dickens' books (for example, the novel David Copperfield, in which Mr Dickens described what life was like in London in the nineteenth century).

George Orwell was also an English novelist. He wrote the novels Animal Farm and 1984. He died in 1950. His books have changed the people's ideas about society.

Sean Connery is a famous Scottish actor who has made hundreds of films. He became famous for playing the role of James Bond in the films of the '60. in the sixties.

Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. She was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Since leaving politics, she wrote her biography but has since passed away.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is a composer who has written some very famous musicals: for example, Cats and The Phantom of the Opera. His first successful show was Jesus Christ Superstar.

You can use the present perfect to talk about things that somebody has done recently (if the person is still alive).

However, if the person is now dead, you would use the past simple to talk about things that they did in the past (before they died).

Hope this helps.

Past simple or Present Perfetc

Jane Austin was born in 1775. She wrote novels and lived in London and Bath. Her books, for example Sense and Sensibility, have become very fashionable recently.

The majority of British have read the books of Charles Dickens, for example David Copperfield. He described life in London in the nineteenth century.

George Orwell wrote Animal Far and 1984. He died in 1950. His books have changed the people's ideas about society.

Sean Connery is a famous actor. He made hundreds of films. He became famous as James Bond in the films of the '60.

Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. She was the first woman Prime Minister. Since she has left politics, she wrote her biography.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has written some very famous musical, for example Cats and Phantom of Opera. His first successful show was Jesus Christ Superstar.

Past simple or Present Perfect

Jane Austin was born in 1775. She wrote novels and lived in London and Bath. Her books, eg. Sense and Sensibility, have become very fashionable recently.

The majority of Britons have read the books of Charles Dickens, for example David Copperfield. He described life in the nineteenth century.

George Orwell wrote Animal Farm and 1984. He died in 1950. His books have changed people's ideas about society.

Sean Connery is a famous actor. He made hundreds of films. He became famous as James Bond in the films of the '60s.

Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. She has been the first woman Prime Minister**. Since she left politics,* she wrote her biography.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has written some very famous musicals, for example Cats, and, Phantom of the Opera. His first successful show was Jesus Christ Superstar.

*or, since leaving politics, she wrote..

**or, she was the first ..

Very well written!

"Jane Austin was born in 1775. She wrote novels"

"Jane Austen was born in 1775. She wrote novels"

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