Past simple or present perfect? Use the correct form of the verbs given to complete the conversation. René: Alex! What a surprise! I haven’t seen you for months. Last time we........(meet) , you.........(be) about to go to Ita...

Past simple or present perfect? Use the correct form of the verbs given to complete the conversation. René: Alex! What a surprise! I haven’t seen you for months. Last time we........(meet) , you.........(be) about to go to Italy. Alex: That’s right, yeah. I .........(go) there to retrain the sales staff at our main subsidiary. René: Mm. What was that like? Alex: Interesting, but tough. I’m not sure I ............(recover) from the recover experience yet. René: Really? What ........(happen)? Alex: Well, one of the guys in the team ......(reject) anything that .........( look) like a new idea. René: I suppose that’s what you call ‘resistance to change’. Alex: Yeah, exactly. And now to make things worse he..........(drop out) of the team. René: Well, not a big loss, from what you’re saying. Alex: Mm, you’re probably right. Anyway. What about you? I’ve no idea what you .........(be) up to. René: Guess what! I ..........(change) my job! Alex: What? You ......(quit) Klintel? I don’t believe you! René: Yep! I ........ (be) with Orseca since January. Alex: Oh, I know Orseca. Everyone says it’s the place to be. René: I certainly don’t regret my decision. Since I ..........(start) working for them, I feel a lot better. And I ......... (take up) skydiving!