C1 - Time Phrases / Verb Tenses

At the moment, I (a)   (take) a break from my studies.

Last week, I (a)   (attend) a lecture on a career in the diplomatic service.

Before that, I (a)   (never / be) to a careers advice talk.

Nowadays, most graduates (a)   (seem) to think that the world owes them a living.

I (a)   (wonder) for some time what I’m going to do with my life.

But I (a)   (have) to make a decision in the coming weeks whether to continue studying or apply for a job.

Nobody (a)   (have) any contact with Jay since he arrived in Mexico.

Our car broke down on the motorway yesterday. It (a)   (run) perfectly smoothly up to then.

My grandparents met in 1940. They (a)   (live) in Cairo at the time.

I’ve worked hard to get this degree but I’m sure in the long term it (a)   (be) worth it.