3 GRAMMAR IN USE Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or past perfect. 3.04 Listen and check. Leyton stared at the expanse of the Atlantic Ocean in front of him. He (0) had finally come (finally / come) to the end of his journey. Several months ago he (1) (not/ know) whether the journey would really be possible. After all, he (2).......... (recover) fram his illness only weeks before he (3) (make) the decision - ...... (decide) to do this, to prove well, it was because of the illness that he (4) ......, it was possible. Then, after a few weeks of planning and worrying, he (5) ...... (set out), starting from the northernmost point of the country and walking, on his own, to the southernmost point. And here he was, at the end of his journey - he (6) (achieve) his aim. And he (7) realised (realise) now that it was the most exciting thing he (8) (ever/do) - and probably ever would do - in his life.​