Past tenses (perfect, perfect continuous,simple))

Sean and Valerie ________ (go) out for almost five

years before they finally ________ (decide) to get

married.

Twenty guests __________ (have to) spend the

night in hospital after they ___________(eat) prawn

cocktail at the reception.

I _________ (not/sleep) for a very long time when

the cat ________ (wake) me up by jumping on

my face.

The last time I __________ (check) my blog, more

than 1,000 people _________ (read) it.

When Wendy finally _________ (find) her purse,

she _________ (realise) it _________ (lie) behind

her desk all the time.

Susan _________(try) on more than twenty

wedding dresses before she _________ (find) the

perfect one!

I _________(not/wait) for the bus for more than

a couple of minutes when I __________(realise) the

next one would come in an hour

They _________(have) everything perfectly ready

for their holiday because they _________ (plan)

it for months.

When I _________ (look) into my letter box,

I ________(see) that someone ________ (leave) a handwritten note in it.

The comedy series that Eve ________ (follow)

for such a long time __________ (have) a very

disappointing ending.