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 formed (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.