Use the right form of the verbs in brackets. 1. The three of them became inseparable. A...

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Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The three of them became inseparable. A great deal of camaraderie (develop) between them in the short time they (know) each other. 2. He admitted that it (be) too long since he (see) them. 3. My life was hectic. And indeed it (be) a stormy life I (live) ever since. 4. Joe saw that Nel was worried. She (live) with a problem for the last few days, ever since the baby (be) born. 5. Mrs. Loveday liked Maggie. In the few weeks she (know) the girl she never (see) her ruffled. Nor she ever (hear) her raise her voice at the children. 6. He painted mostly in the red barn. It (become) a refuge for him since he (move) into the house. 7. She looked up at Charles. She (be) acutely conscious of him from the moment he (arrive). 8. The Berlin, she (be born) in, and where she (grow up), no longer existed.

Answer 1

1. The three of them became inseparable. A great deal of camaraderie (had developed) between them in the short time they (knew) each other. 2. He admitted that it (had been) too long since he (saw) them. 3. My life was hectic. And indeed it (was) a stormy life I (had lived) ever since. 4. Joe saw that Nel was worried. She (had lived) with a problem for the last few days, ever since the baby (was) born. 5. Mrs. Loveday liked Maggie. In the few weeks she (knew) the girl she had never (seen) her ruffled. Nor she had ever (heard) her raise her voice at the children. 6. He painted mostly in the red barn. It (had become) a refuge for him since he (moved) into the house. 7. She looked up at Charles. She (had been) acutely conscious of him from the moment he (arrived). 8. The Berlin, she (was born) in, and where she (had grown up), no longer existed.