The life of Tom Porter

was born in 1950

Tom Porter _______________
in Hastings, a town in the south-east of
England.

born is born was born

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got
He ___________ married in 1972 to
Joan.

got was has been

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have never had

They ___________________
any children.

have never
never have never has had
had
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bought
They ______________
their house in 1975.

buy buyed bought

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has been
Tom _______________ a journalist
since he left university.

is has been was

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is a nurse and works in

Joan __________
the local hospital.

has been is was

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Over the past 20 years Tom

has travelled
_______________________ to most
parts of the world.

is travelling has travelled travels

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try
They usually ____________ to take their
holidays in the summer.

have tried are trying try

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went to
Last year they _____________
Mexico.

gone went have been

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had never been

Joan ____________________
there before.

has never had never

never went
gone been
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had often beenfor

Although Tom _________________
his job.

had often
often went has often go
been
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are looking forward

They ________________________
to retiring in a couple of years.

are looking
are waiting is looking
forward
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would like
They ________________________
to buy a boat and travel around the
world.

would like have liked are wanting

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have wanted
They __________________ to do that
for a long time.

has want will want have wanted

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Maybe they will, only

will tell
time _______________

will tell tells tell