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Chen ___________ (work) in Singapore since he ________ (leave) university 2 years ago, but next year he expects to be transferred to Hong Kong.
has been working / left
Alex takes university life very seriously. He ________ (study) here for 6 months and he still ______ (go) to a single party
has been studying / hasn´t gone/been
Maria _____ (come) round to dinner last night. She _____ (start) telling me her life story while I _______ (make) and _______ (continue) telling it during dinner.
came / started / was making / continued
Ivana _____ (have) a splitting headache yesterday evening because she ______ (work) in the sun all day and she _______ (not wear) a hat!
had / had been working (had worked) / hadn´t been wearing (wasn´t wearing)
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.
grew / belonged (had belonged) / have sold
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.
often used to get / never used to bring / would always ask
The village (used to be / would be) very quiet and remote until they (built / had built) the motorway 2 years ago.
used to be / built
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)
used to know / have come / have gradually been changing
When I was a child, both my parents (used to go / were going out to work) so when they (would be / were) out, my grandmother (was looking / would look) after me.
used to go / were / would look
In recent times people (had / have had) more contact with their friends through email and mobile phones than they did in the past.
have had
The feedback we received from our clients meant we (have been / were) able to provide excellent advice to the people developing the product.
were
The party was great and the best bit for me (has been/was) the jazz band.
was
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.
hadn´t organised
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.
have been invited
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.
have only been living / has lived
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.
haven´t noticed
