1. The family settled in New York in 1980 and has lived (live) there ever since.
2. I wondered whether he dared (dare) stand up in public.
3. We have been invited to their daughter’s wedding(wed).
4. My parents are celebrating 30 years of their marriage(marry).
5. It is typical of my grandma to forget things.
6. Many companies are suffering (suffer)from a shortage of skilled staff.
7. We were all badly bitten (bite)by mosquitoes.
8. He traveled around the country gathering (gather) facts about folk songs.
9. We had to choose another way to keep us free from the poisonous(poison) snakes’ attack.