Complete the sentences with a verb or verb phrase in the past tense.
be together, become friends, break up, get in touch, get married, get on, get to know, go out together, have (sth) in common, lose touch, meet, propose.
1. I met Mark when I was studying at York University.
2. We ___each other quickly because we went to the same classes.
3. We soon ___ we discovered that we ___ a lot___. For example, we both liked art and music.
4. We ___ in our second term and we fell in love.
5. We ___ for two years, but we argued a lot and in our last term at university we ___ (or split up).
6. After we left university, we ___because I moved to London and he stayed in York.
7. Five years later, we ___ again on Facebook. We were both still single and Mark had moved to London, too.
8. This time we ___ better than before, maybe because we were older.
9. After two months, Mark ___ and I accepted. 10. We ___ last summer. A lot of our old university friends came to the wedding!
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I met Mark when I was studying at York University.
We became friends quickly because we went to the same classes.
We soon got to know each other, and we discovered that we had a lot in common. For example, we both liked art and music.
We got married in our second term, and we fell in love.
We were together for two years, but we argued a lot, and in our last term at university, we broke up (or split up).
After we left university, we lost touch because I moved to London, and he stayed in York.
Five years later, we got in touch again on Facebook. We were both still single, and Mark had moved to London too.
This time we got on better than before, maybe because we were older.
After two months, Mark proposed, and I accepted.
We got married last summer. A lot of our old university friends came to the wedding!