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 there_________ (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.