6. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE _PAST PERFECT_ OR _PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS_.

_Hi Stevie, _

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_Hope you’re okay, and I’m sorry for you not being able to get on the bus. _

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_I 1) _____ (TELL) you to better plan your travelling to the station so that you could make it on time. We 2) _____ (WAIT) for almost an hour until the bus arrived. By the time it departed, we 3) _____ (EVEN / ASK) the driver to hold on for ten more minutes, hoping you would come. However he refused to do it as he had his schedule to follow. So we gave up. We couldn’t miss the concert as Val and I 4) _____ (TRY) to get the tickets for months. I was a bit upset that you 5) _____ (NOT / SHOW) up on time and 6) _____ (LOSE) a chance to see the band. _

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_Our trip to the arena, though, was smooth and the concert was impressive. I 7) _____ (NEVER / BE) to such a massive event before. _

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_We 8) _____ (ARRIVE) at the venue by seven in the evening, but we had to wait for 2 hours to get inside. Needless to say, that was nothing: a large crowd of fans 9) _____ (JOSTLE) at the entrance since the morning. When we entered the VIP area, the event 10) _____ (ALREADY / START). __Some unknown Brazilian band 11) _____ (OPEN) the show. Val was very tired because he 12) _____ (NOT / SLEEP) well the night before. By the time VORTEX appeared on stage, he 13) _____ (DRINK) three energy cocktails. Fortunately, it helped. He stayed alert during the entire concert. _

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_VORTEX__ played perfectly. However they 14) _____ (MAKE) some unexpected changes in their tour line-up. Guitarist Diego Pratt couldn’t perform because he 15) _____ (INJURE) his hand while skydiving the day before. So some young lad 16) _____ (TAKE) over. Also you wouldn’t have seen your favourite _Gabrieli Antonio. The folk were talking that he 17) _____ (NOT / RECEIVE) a visa to come to the country because of his aggressive behaviour when crossing the border the time before or some previous misconduct, such as alcohol and drug use in public. He 18) _____ (ABUSE) illegal substances since the band 19) _____ (BECOME) famous. But we were surprised by how his replacement, Jovani Garcia, from TAHYA DEVILS  20) _____ (NAIL) down all his keyboard parts. You should have seen this. I took some short videos of his performance with my phone. I’ll show you what you’ve missed. In general the band played a lot of songs from their new album and some interesting variations of their older tracks. The stage production was amazing too. They 21) _____ (USE) colorful lasers lights and smoke to illuminate a giant pyramid behind them on stage. Those were the coolest rock visual effects I 22) _____ (EVER / SEE).

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_At the concert we came across our mate Rodrigo. He 23) _____ (HANG) out with us for a while until he suddenly disappeared with his girlfriend in the crowd. He boasted that he 24) _____ (MEET) the Vortex vocalist, and they 25) _____ (HAVE) a little chat backstage before their show. But I didn’t believe him. He 26) _____ (LIE) to everyone too much. He 27) _____ (ALSO / PROMISE) to call me after the event to give us a lift to the hotel but it never happened. We had to walk all the way down. _

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_Today we are travelling back home. It’s been a very lovely trip with lots of unforgettable moments. We’re going to plan another one soon. I hope you’ll be able to join us this time. I see you soon. _

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_Love, _

_Evelyn_

