Большое! iii. circle the letter of the correct words to complete each sentence. 1. it was 1990, and i in denver for a year. (a) have been living (b) had been living (c) was living (d) lived 2. i met my wife, meri, while classes at the local college. (a) was taking (b) had been taking (c) have been taking (d) am taking 3. she a ski instructor at a resort at that time, and she was working every weekend. (a) is (b) has been (c) was (d) had been 4. as soon as my friend introduced us, i her about her name. (a) asked (b) have asked (c) had asked (d) was asking 5. it la mer, the french word for sea. (a) has come (b) comes (c) was coming (d) is coming 6. her parents her after their profession. (a) name (b) are naming (c) were naming (d) had named 7. before they they had both been diving instructors. (a) had retired (b) retired (c) have retired (d) retire 8. after meri turned eighteen, they to give her divi(a) always try (b) are always trying (c) were always trying (d) had always been trying 9. meri has loved skiing she was ten. (a) from (b) for (c) since (d) while 10. when we married, we had been dating about a year. (a) get (b) had gotten (c) have gotten (d) got 11. we named our daughter neige, which snow in french. (a) is meaning (b) meant (c) means (d) has meant 12. meri to name our daughter snowflake, but she changed her mind. (a) is planning (b) plans (c) had been planning (d) has been planning 13. we our third child now. (a) are expected (b) were expected (c) expected (d) have expected 14. we’ve been reading baby-name books for weeks, but we a name yet. (a) didn’t choose (b) don’t choose (c) hadn’t chosen (d) haven’t chosen