I have this exercise.
Choose the correct form:
They had/They have had three children - I'm the youngest.
I chose
"They have had three children- I'm the youngest"
because I thought they still have children. But right answer was
They had
Why?
Full topic is:
My mum was born in Plymouth in 1948. When she left school, she started work in an office in Plymouth. Later, the company sent her to a different office in Bristol, where she met my dad. They fell in love, and they got married in 1970.6 They had / They've had three children - I'm the youngest. They moved / They've moved back to Plymouth again when my dad retired. They bought a very nice house and they lived / they've lived there for two years now. My dad just put / has just put a greenhouse in the garden for growing vegetables - he was / he's been a keen gardener all his life. My parents made / have made a lot of new friends and they're very happy in their new home.