Jack started ...... (work) for IBM ten years ago.

My family began ...... (celebrate) my birthday at 1.00 o'clock.

The happy jobseekers finished ...... (look) for jobs two weeks ago.

The content manager stopped ...... (worry) about the company's future a long time ago.

My schoolmates continued ...... (learn) mathematics even after finishing school.

The merry sailors went on ...... (sing) songs until midnight.

The teenage girl carried on ...... (smoke) even after the GP told her it was extremely dangerous for her.

The manufacturing company commenced ...... (work) on the project six months ago.

The guests were starting ...... (feel) a bit uneasy about the silence.

The wife was beginning ...... (think) that her husband might be cheating on her.