Choose the correct answer: 1. I first heard / have heard this song years ago. 2. My favourite band has played / played here twice before. 3. There were / have been huge crowds last time they were here. 4. Mandy hasn't listened / didn't listen to that song last night. 5. Ana can't go to the gig and so she offered / has offered her ticket to her friend. 6. Have you ever played / did you ever play the violin before? 7. Our music teacher has recorded / recorded a song with his band last week. 8. Denis and his friend performed / have performed live at their end-of-year concert last week.

Here are the correct answers with explanations: 1. I first heard this song years ago. (Past Simple is used because we have a specific time in the past - "years ago".) 2. My favorite band has played here twice before. (Present Perfect is used because it's an experience that happened at some point in the past before now.) 3. There were huge crowds last time they were here. (Past Simple is used to describe a state in the past.) 4. Mandy didn't listen to that song last night. (Past Simple is used because of the specific time - "last night".) 5. Ana can't go to the gig and so she has offered her ticket to her friend. (Present Perfect is used to describe a recent event that has a result in the present.) 6. Have you ever played the violin before? (Present Perfect is used to ask about an experience.) 7. Our music teacher recorded a song with his band last week. (Past Simple is used because of the specific time - "last week".) 8. Denis and his friend performed live at their end-of-year concert last week. (Past Simple is used because of the specific time - "last week".)