Choose the Past Simple or the Present Perfect
1) Have you ever been/ were you ever to Australia?

2) His family went/has gone to Australia last summer.

3) Shakespeare wrote/has written many great literary works.

4) My dad is a writer. He wrote/has written quite a few detectives.

5) I like cycling. I took/have taken part in several cycling competitions this year.

6) In June Mike and Mary took/have taken part in a teenage club meeting.

7) Several days ago I met/have met my best friend. We were/have been friends since we were/have been children.