Fill in the Blanks Present perfect simple and Past simple 2Online version Complete the text about the film industry in Toronto. Use the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets. by Florencia Campodónico 1 HOLLYWOOD NORTH American film - makers ( make ) hundreds of films and TV series in Toronto over the years , and it continues to be a major centre of film production . Since 1957 , when a Hollywood TV company ( film ) a TV series there , the Canadian city ( be ) the set for some of the best - known films in the world , including Twilight ( 2008 ) and X - Men ( 2000 ) . There are two major reasons why Toronto ( become ) such an important filmmaking centre . The first is that it is cheaper to make films there than it is in major US cities . and the second is that Toronto has similar buildings to New York and Chicago . Over the last fifty years , many directors ( go ) to Toronto to film action scenes when they ( need ) tall skyscrapers in the background . In 2008 , for example , Edward Norton ( star ) in The Incredible Hulk , performing action scenes on the streets of Toronto but pretending he was in New York . Toronto is also home to an important film festival . Since it began in 1976 , many actors and directors ( visit ) the city to promote their films .
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