Anna: why didn't we talk to Ashley about the changing real estate prices? A timely conversation would have saved her a lot of money! Ben: well, you know how she is! Even if we (talk) to her, she (listen) to us, and now it's too late! 5. From a personal memoir: What I know about myself comes from the limited memory of a New York City girl. What I presume to guess about others must come from what I have read about and been told. If I _ (speak) in architectural terms, I (say) now that we are the country's ruins. So, my description of us and our time will not make entirely cheerful reading. Despite long and careful research