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1 Correct the sentences. You may need to write more than one word.
used to love / loved
She would love going there on holiday but now she hates it.
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1 The gallery had opened the inaugural exhibition just as we arrived.
2 I thought you were to ring us before you left.
3 He would have an old friend he visited each and every time he was in Belgium.
4 When she was supposed to eat her way through all the local dishes, she went back to her
old favourites.
5 As soon as he had been locating his seat on the plane, he started missing his family.
We used to leave for Italy that evening to attend a climate change summit, but it was
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abruptly cancelled.
7 According to the plan, they were meaning to check out of the hotel before breakfast, but
they overslept.
8 Sorry to hear that you were to have to leave the arts and crafts festival early and come home.
How long were you thinking of staying?
9 The boat had turned into the canal just as the sun came out, lighting up the Bridge of Sighs.
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2 Complete the text with an appropriate form of the verb in brackets.

The first time I ever went to Spain was on a
family holiday to Malaga when I was fifteen.
I (1) ( never / see)
anywhere like it: the food, the weather, the people! When
we got home, I (2)
( declare) my intention of taki ng Spanish lessons and
told my mum that I (3) https://english0905.com/private/
( contemplate ) the possibility of living in Spain permanently
one day. My mum just laughed dismissively. She
(4) ( always / do) that
and it (5) (drive ) me
to distraction. But her reaction only (6)
( strengthen) my conviction. Before long, my Spanish was
becoming quite fluent and I even had Spanish friends
online, who I (7) (chat ) with most days after
school. When I turned sixteen, I (8) ( start )
working at a local supermarket and after two years, I
(9) ( set ) as ide more than enough money to get
me to Spain. That was it! I was convinced that my Spanish
dream (10) ( about / come) to fruition. That’s
when I (11) (meet ) my girlfriend (who would
go on to become my future wife) and all my plans changed.
It turned out that Mum (12) ( b e ) right all along.

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