Use the past simple or present perfect tense . 1 jane isn't at home . she ( to go ) shopping. 2 look ! there's an ambulance over there/ there ( to be ) an accident. 3 shakespeare ( to write ) many plays. 4 my friend is a writer. he ( to write ) many books. 5 i ( to learn ) french at school but i ( yo forget) most of it. 6 i ( not to read ) a newspaper yesterday. 7 i ( not toread ) a newdpaper today. 8 they ( to leave) english when he ( to be ) still a child. 9 i ( hot to see) him since he ( to leave ) for london. 10 we ( to travel) around europe last year. 11 the rain ( to stop ) .let's go for a walk.