Complete the paragraph with the simple past or present perfect form of the verbs in parentheses.
I like to travel. I (1)___ (visit) many countries over the years. One of my favorite
experiences was when I (2)___(go) to hawai.Of course, the place is beautiful: green mountains, blue seas, and white sands. But I also (3)___(meet) many of the local people and (4)___(learn) about their customs. They spoke to me in English, but I heard them speak Hawaiian, too. They (5)___(tell) me that in the early 1980s their language was in danger because only a few hundred people spoke it. But since 1987, the state (6)___(provide) programs in schools to increase the number of people who speak the language. I hope in this way the Hawaiian language can be saved from extinction.