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Is this sentence correct?As soon as she was getting the salary, she spent it on a new laptop

got

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Which tense: Past simple or Past continuous?When he (arrive) at the party, everyone(talk) and (drink)

arrived, was talking, was drinking

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Is this sentence correct? By the time he received the promotion, he had worked in the company for 30 years

he had been working

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As soon as she shut the car door, she realised / was realising she had left / had been leaving the keys inside

realised, had left

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Is this sentence right or wrong? (If it's wrong, correct it.)When she was getting home, her husband was watching Europcup on television.

got home

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I loved the painting you got me for my birthday so I had hung / hung it in my room.

hung

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We went / had gone to London last year and saw all the tourist attractions.

went

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I ---------(work) for the company for only a month when they fired me

had been working

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Oh wow, your English is amazing! - Thanks, I ........for many years before I moved to London

had been studying English

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We were very surprised when they got married last year. They ........each other for only a few weeks.

had known

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We didn't go out yesterday because it ....... all day

was raining

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Did you enjoy the movie yesterday? - We didn't see it. By the time we got to the cinema, others...... all the tickets

had bought

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My dad had been working for 40 years in the factory before he ........

retired

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Yesterday evening somebody ....... while we were having dinner

knocked on the door

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We ....... in the park when we saw something strange on the ground

were walking

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We ............for hours when the bus finally arrived

had been waiting

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