Past vs. present forms

Complete with the correct form of "get" and the adverb "hardly": We went to seven cities in four days, so we __________ a feel for the places

Complete with the correct forms of "hike" and "find": "Chen __________ for eight hours before he __________ a good place to set up his tent."

Complete with the correct forms of "tour" and "get": "Before Jakob __________ the museum, he __________ a real feel for Athens from walking around its markets."

Correct this sentence: "While we were waiting for the bus, I was seeing a poster for tours at the art museum."

Correct this sentence: "We listen to the tour's guide explanation, but my parents were buying postcards."

Correct this sentence: "While Eva and Eduardo were hanging out at the cafe, Lucas and Rafael were checked the train timetable."

Complete with the correct forms of "study" and "move": "Giovanni __________ English for many years before he __________ to Canada last month."

Complete with the correct form of "leave" and the adverb "already": "You're __________? You've hardly seen the city."

Complete with the correct forms of "buy" and "wait": "Emma __________ some more souvenirs while her boyfriend __________ for his cell phone to charge."

Complete with the correct form of "get used to" and the adverb "slowly": "It's taken a while, but I __________ speaking in Spanish. Hopefully, I'll be fluent by the time we leave."

Complete with the correct form of "stay" and the adverb "never": "I was a little worried because I __________ with a host family before, but it was fine."

Complete with the correct forms of "examine" and "study": "Julia __________ the painting with great interest because she __________ art history in college many years before."

Complete with the correct form of "enjoy": This was my third time in the city. I __________ it the other two times but didn't have much of a feel for it yet.

Complete with the correct forms of "take" and "know": Because Amelia __________ a photography course, she __________ exactly which camera to take on her last trip."

Complete with the correct form of "talk": My sister __________ about doing a student exchange for years, so it's great that she finally went.

Complete with the correct form of "leave" and the adverb "ever": "When I went to Mexico in 2016, it was the first time I __________ my country."

Correct this sentence: "Ana was suffering from culture shock because she was being away from her home for the first time."

Correct this sentence: "Melissa wanted to explore the city while it didn't rain."

Complete with the correct form of "lie": I got really badly sunburned. I __________ around on the beach all day and just forgot to put sunscreen on!

Complete with the correct form of "stay": "They were so nice. We __________ in a B&B, but they said we could sleep in their place."

Complete with the correct forms of "realize" and "rush": "Before we __________ it, Salma __________ to the front of the line and bought our tickets."

Complete with the correct forms of "visit" and "read": "Before he __________ the castle, Paul __________ several books about its history."

Complete with the correct form of "stay" and the pronoun "you": "Where __________ on your study-abroad trip next year?"

Complete with the correct form of "know": We __________ each other for years before we decided to travel together.

Complete with the correct form of "get used to" and the adverb "ever": "I was in the UK for almost nine months, but I can't say I __________ the food."

Complete with the correct form of "get": "We took a wrong turn back there. We __________ way off the beaten path."

Complete with the correct form of "see": "I __________ a lot of the country during my time there, but that was my first time in the capital."

Complete with the correct forms of "read" and "want": "Ali __________ yet another guidebook about New Zealand because she really __________ to visit Auckland next year."