Pete had never spoken to Ann, although he’d often wanted to.

Svetlana spent several months trying to decide which car to buy and she finally bought one last week

When a child feels unhappy, they will ask for their mother more often than for their father.

Leonardo lived in Canada as a child, which is / child. That’s why he speaks such fluent English.

Matthew likes reading novels, especially romantic ones.

Violeta bought some apples in the market. She put some (of them) in the fruit bowl and used the others to make an apple pie.

Narayan has had two jobs. Both were in a bank but unfortunately neither was well paid.

Gustav bought a large house by the sea about ten years ago, which turned out to be a good investment. / This/It turned out to be a good investment.

There are five official languages in Spain and Manolo speaks all of them.

‘Do you think you’ll get a holiday in July?’ ‘I hope so!’