Language 1: Present Perfect vs Past Simple

The world population ______ (go) up since 1950.

• went

• has gone

When you look around, you can see that this city ______ (change) a lot.

• changed

• has changed

Just before 2012, they ______ (build) a lot of new constructions in London.

• built

• have built

Renzo Piano is a famous architect. He ______ (design) a lot of amazing buildings.

• designed

• has designed

Mexico City is enormous. It ______ (be) one of the largest cities in the world for many years.

• was

• has been

Le Corbusier ______ (be) a great architect. He died in 1965.

• was

• has been

I love travelling. I _____ (visit) lots of amazing cities.

• visited

• have visited

The population of nearly 160 Chinese cities _____ (reach) 1 million.

• reached

• has reached

Chinese builders _____ (build) several eco-cities in recent years.

• built

• have built

The population of India ______ (grow) by about 40% between 1990 and 2000.

• grew

• has grown