GE B1 Unit 9

About three years ago, new neighbours (1)           [moved, had moved] into the house next door to mine. I (2)                   [already lived, had already lived] in the street for a few years, so I (3)           [knew, had known] everyone there pretty well. Anyway, the new family (4)           [spent, had spent] the previous three years living in a country in South America, called Chile.

They had a son called Danny, who (5)          [was, had been] the same age as me – sixteen. We soon (6)            [became, had become] friends. He (7)            [learnt, had learnt] to speak Spanish while living in Chile and I (8)           [asked, had asked] him to teach me Spanish too. He (9)              [enjoyed, had enjoyed] his life in Chile and really missed his friends there.

About a year ago, a new girl (1)           [came, had come] to my school. Earlier, I (2)           [moved, had moved] schools a few times so I knew how difficult it would be for her to make new friends. I don’t know why, but I (3)           [felt, had felt] like I (4)         [met, had met] her before somewhere. On her first day there, I (5)                 [introduced, had introduced] myself and after we (6)            [talked, had talked] for half an hour or so, I suddenly (7)                [remembered, had remembered] where I (8)          [saw, had seen] her before. We (9)            [stayed, had stayed] in the same hotel when we were on holiday with our families the previous summer!