It seems like it was hours ago...

[Chicken Sandwich]

From Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English 2:
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.

I seen to have been in this queue for hours.

joined

It seems like ................ this queue.

Would you accept the following sentence, 'It seems like it was hours ago that I joined this queue'?

They key provides different alternatives: (many) hours (have passed) since OR (many) hours ago that + I (first) joined, so in other words, according to this I should drop "it was".

But is it wrong with "it was"?

Thank you in advance.
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[Raymott]

From Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English 2:
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.

I seem to have been in this queue for hours.

joined

It seems like ................ this queue.

Would you accept the following sentence, 'It seems like it was hours ago that I joined this queue'?

They key provides different alternatives: (many) hours (have passed) since OR (many) hours ago that + I (first) joined, so in other words, according to this I should drop "it was".

But is it wrong with "it was"?

Thank you in advance.
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No, it's not wrong. I would have said, "It seems like hours since I joined this queue."