Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect .

I ...........I've been ........( be) a ski instructor for many years now . I ........................( take up ) the sport when I ....................(be)

at school . I still remember the first time I .......................(try) to ski . I .......................( slip) on the ice and ...................( break)

my ankle . Thankfully , I .................................( not/ have ) a serious accident sicen then . Last year , I ..............................( try )

ice - skating for the very first time . I ...................................( slip ) on the ice rink a couple of times since then but I .................

( not / break ) anything . Two tears ago , I ..........................(take) snowboarding lessons . I ........................(not /like) it because

I ................................( find ) it a little dangerous . I ..............................( not /play) ice - hockey yet . There's a game tomorrow I can't wait to go !