Question

Present Tenses, Past Simple or Present Perfect? Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в правильную грамматическую форму, выбирая между настоящим простым (e.g. he does),
настоящим продолженным (e.g. he is doing), настоящим свершенным (e.g. he has done)
или простым временами (e.g. he did):

I 1(be born) in M. but 2(spend) most of
my childhood in the country. We still 3(live) there when my
father 4(die). My elder brother 5(join) the air
force when he 6(be) seventeen. He 7(learn) to fly night fighters when the war 8(break) out. He
9(continue) his training for a time, and soon 10
(become) a pilot officer. Afterwards he 11(fight) on two fronts.
I 12(expect) you 13(hear) how
he 14(win) a medal for bravery.
A few years ago they 15(pull) down some old houses in that
street. Last year they 16(begin) to build a new block of flats.
In my town they continually 17(pull) down old houses and
18(put) up new ones. The town 19(change) its
appearance completely since sixties. Two years ago they 20(call)
in a new young architect. He already 21(design) some
important public buildings. Now he 22(prepare) the plans for
a new Town Hall. There 23(be) great improvements in the country
too. Until recently there 24(be) no baths in many of the cottages.
Sometimes the roofs 25(leak) and 26(let)
in the rain. Now they 27(build) a lot of new workmen’s
cottages. They already 28(repair) some of the old ones and
29(make) them more healthy and comfortable.