Put each verb in brackets into either the past simple the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.
It was announced in London this morning that the British Oil Corporation (1) (discover) has discovered oil under the sea near the Welsh coast. The company which (2)____has been drilling___ (drill) for oil in the area since 2001 (3) _____found___(find) small amounts of oil near Swansea last month and since then (4) ____has discovered__(discover) larger amounts under the seabed nearby. Last year the government (5)____lent__ (lend) over £50 000 000 to BOC and (6)_____gave__ (give) permission for the company to build an oil refinery and other facilities in South Wales.
The reaction of local people to today s news (7)___has been___ (be) mixed so far. Local MPs (8)____has already welcome____ (already welcome) the news pointing out that the oil industry will bring badly needed jobs to the area. But local residents are worried about the danger of pollution. Nobody (9)____has asked___ (ask) us yet what we want said Ann Griffiths leader of the Keep Out The Oil Campaign. Look what (10) _____happened__(happen) when they (11) __found__(find) oil in Scotland in the 1960s. The oil companies (12) ___have got___(get) rich not the local people. BOC (13)___hasn't told__ (not tell) us the truth about what this is going to mean for our people. A BOC spokesman later (14) ____has refused__(refuse) to comment. Meanwhile local campaigners (15)___asked__ (ask) the government to hold an inquiry.