Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis.
          
            
                
                    
                    
                        
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                            She was excited because she ____ (plan) her trip to Italy.
                        
                        
                    
                
                
                
                    
                        
                    
                    
                
                    
                        
                            
                                                    
                            
                                
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                                    They ____ (not/talk) when the phone cut out.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    
                        
                            
                                                    
                            
                                
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                                    _____ you _____ (research) the problem for long when you found the solution?
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    
                        
                            
                                                    
                            
                                
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                                    Adam and Natalie ____ (know) each other for years when they started dating.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    
                        
                            
                                                    
                            
                                
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                                    I needed a change. I  ____ (live) in New York for a long time.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    
                        
                            
                                                    
                            
                                
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                                    Sally ____ (work) as a waitress for 5 years when she went back to university.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    
                        
                            
                                                    
                            
                                
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                                    _____ Toni and Julie _____ (date) long when they broke up?
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    
                        
                            
                                                    
                            
                                
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                                    She _____ already _____ (see) that film in the cinema when they watched it on DVD.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    
                        
                            
                                                    
                            
                                
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                                    I was so frustrated. I ____ (write) my story for 2 weeks when I lost my notebook.