Present Perfect/Past Simple

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Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt is one of the fastest men on Earth.

He            [has broke, broke, has broken]the world 100m and 200m records several times and he also holds the record for the 4 × 100m relay with his team mates. However, Usain              [wasn't, haven't been, hasn't been]a runner all his life. When he was a child, he           [spended, has spent, spent]his time playing football and cricket in the street with his brother.

It wasn’t until the age of 12 that anybody              [realized, has realized, realizing]how fast he could run. He         [win, won, has win, has won]his first gold medal at the 2002 World Championships, where he          [was, has been, been]so nervous that he actually            [put, putted, has put, has putted]his running shoes on the wrong feet. Since then, however, he            [learnt, has learnt, learning] to deal with his pre-race nerves and they no longer affect him.

More importantly, Bolt is loyal to his country. A number of American clubs              [have offered, has offered, offered]him a contract over the years, but so far he           [said, has said, have said]that he doesn’t want to leave Jamaica.

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