Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in the box. get spend play conclude stimulate compare look find
Video games
Ten years ago. studies a
concluded
that players of video games were very intelligent
and motivated people. They b
good results at school and at work. In those
days, video games were quite simple, so what about the more complex games of today?
Many children start to play video games at seven. For most of them this is not a problem, but some
of them become addicts. A recent study of children aged 13 and 14 C
that
almost a third played video games daily. Seven per cent d
at least 30 hours
playing every week. Addiction to games can lead to other problems such as stealing money to buy new
games, failing to do homework or not going to school.
In another study, scientists al Japan's Tohoku University e
at the brain
activity of hundreds of students as they f
a Nintendo game. They
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this with the brain activity of other students doing maths. The results
were surprising. The computer game only h
those parts of the brain
related to vision and movement, but not parts of the brain which are important for behaviour,
memory, and learning,

1. Tom: Have__ you ever (been) to the USA ?
Angie: Yes, I (went) there last year actually.
2. Anna: Oh no! I (think) I ___have (lost) my keys! ___Have___ you (seen) them anywhere?
Benny: Well, they (were) by the phone earlier this morning. __Have you (looked) there?
3. Petra: Do___ you (know) where Antonio is?
Gerta: Yes, he (is) in his bedroom. He (is doing) his homework.
4. Amit: I am___ (going) for a walk. _Do___ you (want) to come?
Ajay: No, thanks. I (am expecting) a phone call.
5. Pittara: Have___ you (seen) Sasha recently?
Peach: Yes, this morning actually while I (was driving) to work. But, I ___have (not spoken) to him for weeks.
6. Pascal: ___Did you (see) him at the party last night?
Francois: Yes, but he (left) when we (arrived).

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