1.      The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) rehearsals early this morning.

2.      It (be) very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer.

3.      Cervantes (write) Don Quixote.

4.      We (miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk.

5.      He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.

6.      Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) here for five years.

7.      Mr Count (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire) and (go) to live in the country.

8.      You (be) here before? ~

        Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year. ~

        You (have) a good time? ~

        No, it never (stop) raining.