English tenses – test 3, exercise 2

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

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When I (be) 18 years old
I (decide) to spend some time in America.
I (think) about it for a while,
but I (not tell) anybody
until I (save) enough money.
My mum (be shocked),
because we (never be) abroad.
But I (write) to my penfriend in Vermont for nearly three years
and I (want) to see her.
My English was better and better as I (study) it since I was nine.
Before I (start) to write to Wendy,
it (never come) to my mind that I could go to the States on my own.
But when I (decide) to set off
I (dream) about it for one or two years.

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