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.