Verb conjugation of "compose" in English

Work was performed only in June, July, August and September. In October and November, Erik has been waiting for Katja's visit and Sabine was on maternal leave after Christmas and New Year.
I had never heard the phrase before. In America, there are also different idioms than here in England. It seems that the Americans say it differently than we do here in the United Kingdom.
Which region in Germany are you from? I live in Aarau in the state of Argau, that is in the middle of Switzerland not far from Zurich, Lake Zurich and near the border city of Basel.