Petra looks after my children very well. I (haven´t noticed / didn´t notice) any weaknesses in her character, so I´m sure you´ll be happy to offer her a job.

The village (used to be / would be) very quiet and remote until they (built / had built) the motorway 2 years ago.

In those days everybody (would know / used to know) everyone else, but since then, a lot of new people (came / have come) to live in the area and the old social structures (gradually changed / have gradually been changing)

I ______ (grow up) in a house which _____ (belong) to my great-great-grandfather. We ____ (sell) it now because it was too big for our small family.

Are you going to the dinner on Saturday? A lot of my other friends were (invited / have been invited) and I know they´d love to meet you.

We should have had a really good holiday for what we paid, but unfortunately we discovered that they (didn´t organise / hadn´t organised) anything very much so it was disappointing.

My teachers (were often getting / often used to get) annoyed with me when I was at school because I never (used to bring / had never brought) a pen with me and I (would always ask / have always asked) someone if I could borrow theirs.

I (have only lived / have only been living) in Geneva for the past few months, though Madeleine, who you met yesterday, (lived / has lived) here all her life.

Maria _____ (come) round to dinner last night. She _____ (start) telling me her life story while I _______ (make) and _______ (continue) telling it during dinner.

Alex takes university life very seriously. He ________ (study) here for 6 months and he still ______ (go) to a single party

Chen ___________ (work) in Singapore since he ________ (leave) university 2 years ago, but next year he expects to be transferred to Hong Kong.

In recent times people (had / have had) more contact with their friends through email and mobile phones than they did in the past.

The party was great and the best bit for me (has been/was) the jazz band.