Many years ago a young doctor
began (Past Simple Active, ед.ч.) to write stories about a man who
was (Past Simple Active, ед.ч.) a detective. Readers
liked (Past Simple Active, мн.ч.) his stories because they
were (Past Simple Active, мн.ч.) very interesting and the doctor
decided (Past Simple Active, ед.ч.) to become a writer. The doctor
was (Past Simple Active, ед.ч.) Conan Doyle and he
wrote (Past Simple Active, ед.ч.) about Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle
wrote (Past Simple Active, ед.ч.) his first story about Sherlock Holmes in 1887. In this story the detective
meets (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) his friend Dr. Watson. Holmes and Watson
lived (Past Simple Active, мн.ч.) at 221 В Baker Street in London. Many discussions
take (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) place about where 221 В
was.
(Past Simple Active, ед.ч.) There
is (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) no house there now. But a large company
has (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) its office near the place. This company
answers (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) twenty or so letters which still
come (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) every week to Sherlock Holmes, 221 В Baker Street. Most
come (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) from the United States and many people
ask (Present Simple Active,мн.ч.) if Mr. Holmes
can help (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) them with some problem. The company
answers (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) saying that, "Mr. Sherlock Holmes
is no longer
working (Present Continuous Active, ед.ч.) as a detective". There
is (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) a pub in London called Sherlock Holmes. One of the rooms in the pub
is (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) Sherlock Holmes* room. It
has (Present Simple Active, ед.ч.) many things the room in Conan Doyle's stories
had (Past Simple Active, ед.ч.) — Holmes' hat, some letters written to Sherlock Holmes, chairs and tables like those described in the stories. Besides, there
are (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) some pictures of Holmes and Conan Doyle, of actors who
played (Past Simple Active, мн.ч.) Holmes and Watson in films, on television and radio. In 1961 lovers of Sherlock Holmes f
ormed (Past Simple Active, мн.ч.) the Sherlock Holmes Society. They
meet (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) three or four times a year to talk about Sherlock Holmes. The members of the Society
know (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) the stories about Sherlocki Holmes very well, and they
discuss (Present Simple Active, мн.ч.) these stories at their meetings.