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To fill in the blanks correctly, we need to determine whether to use the simple past or present perfect tense for the verbs "to be."
1. "Oh really? I (never + to be) to Italy."
In this sentence, we should use the present perfect tense because it indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present or has relevance to the present. Therefore, the correct form is: "Oh really? I have never been to Italy."
2. "(To be) there with my parents last year."
For this sentence, we should use the simple past tense because the action of being in Italy with the parents specifically happened in the past. The correct form is: "I was there with my parents last year."
By using the present perfect tense for the first sentence and the simple past tense for the second sentence, we correctly convey the meaning of each sentence in the context provided.
