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
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
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
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)
The party was great and the best bit for me (has been/was) the jazz band.
was
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
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 feedback we received from our clients meant we (have been / were) able to provide excellent advice to the people developing the product.
were
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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