Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb

1. People [ ] to their homes before the hurricane started.
2. Anna [ ] baseball in her life, but she realised she was quite good at it.
3. [ ] the police by the time you arrived?
4. Until 2019, we [ ] skiing.
5. Jim [ ] as a trainer for twenty years and was a bit bored with his job.
6. Carla and Dave [ ] in the mountains once and really enjoyed themselves.
7. My grandparents [ ] in their old apartment for ages before they moved in with us.
8. [ ] against the unfair court decision for long before they won?
9. They [ ] for long when the plane disappeared from radars.
10. How long [ ] before she found the buried treasure?
11. Kids [ ] in the rain since midday, so we were very wet.