Claire said she ___ her sister since last month.

I ___ for an hour before it got dark.

When we came back home, the children ___ for two hours.

Sam ___ to go to the wedding but he couldn’t take a day off work.

The boys were out of breath. They ___ a marathon.

I ___ to see Lena at the disco but she didn’t turn up.

I was extremely unhappy to have lost my watch. I ___ it for a very long time.

We ___ for half an hour when Dan finally joined us.

I didn’t see Jim yesterday. He ___ abroad.

We were very tired at the end of the trip. We ___ for ten hours.