IX. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense.
 1. It is a long time since we last (meet)  .
 2. We (study)    a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
 3. My wife and I (travel)    to Mexico by air last summer.
 4. She (finish)  not yet    doing her homework.
 5. He (begin)    to study English when he was 5 years old.
 6. Martin (cycle)   for 50 miles on scenic routes three weeks ago.
 7. Yesterday I (see)   you talking to a stranger.
 8. Jane (write)   many books about Chinese culture.
 9. I rarely (read)   newspapers.