Question

John is writing a love letter to carla. you can read it below. use the words in brackets in the right tense form: my darling carla, it (to be) so long since you (to go) away. i (to mark off) each day on the calendar, and it's already sixty-three! last night i (to look) at the moon, and (to wonder) if you (to look) at it too. all our friends (to ask) me when you will be back. they (to try) to cheer me up because they say i always look so sad. 'this morning, while i (to shave), the postman (to ring) the doorbell, and i immediately (to run) downstairs, because i (to hope) there would be a letter from you. but once again (to be) nothing! since you (to leave) there (to not be) a single day when i (to not think) of you. one or two other girls (to ask) me to take them out, but i always (to refuse), i (to tell) them i (to promise) you that i wouldn't ever go out with anyone else. yesterday i (to listen) to the radio and i (to hear) “sweet emotion” – our song! i (to feel) like crying. we (to listen) to it the first time at elbow's disco, but i (to give) my heart to you long before that. with unending love, darling, your john.

Answer 1

It (has been) so long since you (went) away. I (have been marking off) each day on the calendar, and it's already sixty-three! Last night I (was looking) at the moon, and ( wondering) if you (were looking) at it too.
All our friends (are asking) me when you will be back. They (are trying) to cheer me up because they say I always look so sad. 'This morning, while I (was shaving), the postman ( rang) the doorbell, and I immediately ( ran) downstairs, because I ( hoped) there would be a letter from you. But once again there (was) nothing!
Since you ( left) there (has not been) a single day
when I (were not thinking) of you. One or two other girls (have asked) me to take them out, but I always ( refused), I (told) them I (had promised) you that I wouldn't ever go out with anyone else. Yesterday I (was listening) to the radio and I ( heard) “Sweet Emotion” – our song! I ( felt) like crying. We ( listened) to it the first time at Elbow's Disco, but I (had given) my heart to you long before that.