Read the letter and complete the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (past simple, past continuous, past perfect), or use the structure *used to*: dear janet, i promised to tell you all about adam, so here is our story. one night i *was trying* (try) to finish my project when i (receive) an instant message from some guy. he (claim) that we (meet) at a party. i (not remember) that. but he was the funniest person i (ever/encounter) on the net, so we just (keep) talking and at the end (exchange) our phone numbers. at that time i (live) in prague and adam (study) in budapest. we (only/know) each other for two weeks when he (invite) me to spend the weekend in his city. i (know) budapest quite well because i (go) there on school trips as a child. when i (arrive) in budapest, adam (wait) for me at the station. by sunday evening i (know) that i (bump) into mr right on the internet. from then on, we (speak) on skype every day. only three months (pass) before i (decide) to move to budapest. i can't believe now i (think) that internet dating was only for desperate, lonely people! how are things with you? eva.