complete the passage below with suitable tenses 3

After careful consideration,we decided to give up our excursion.It was a pity.'(8)____________(be)it ? 'asked May.I nodded.most of us were rather upset. We have been planning this excursion for a long time.(9)________(have)we? But we have to cancel our trip.
It(10)__________(be)an unpleant experience, but we treasured the chance of seeing our old friends.