- They....all hope of finding their stolen car. (now give up)
- He....a job as a plumber when he..sixteen. (find / be)
- They.... lot of arguments recently. They really should try stop and arguing for their children's sake ! (have)
- He ..... his first race horse in 1973. (buy)
- They had hardly spoken to each other...years.
- I... here for hours ! Where have you been ? (stand)
- The lord's family....in the castle for generations. (live)
- He has learnt a great deal about her life...he began his research.
- It is the third time the Prime Minister...abroad since Christmas. (go)
- Sadly, his health...in the last two years. (decline)
- They'd been waiting for his letter...weeks when it arrived.
- The new machine.... successful in 80 % of the tests carried over this last year. (be)
- They had been gone....over an hour when she noticed they had forgotten their books.
- They....their decision to emigrate to Australia. (never regret)
- They... reunited after thirty years' separation. (just be)
- "Where are the scissors ?" "I don't know. I... them recently." (not use)
- They.... their first house together. (just buy)
- There...a power cut during the thunderstorm. (be)
- The first thing he.... the lottery last month ... to buy a sports car. (do / win / be)
- The twins ........ together for fourteen years now. (work)