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I swam in the ocean / I went to the store
I had been swimming in the ocean before I went to the store.
He lived in Spain / he moved to Italy
He had been living in Spain before he moved to Italy.
He waited for her sister / the class started
He had been waiting for her sister when the class started.
We watched a movie / the mobile rang
We had been watching a movie when the mobile rang.
They made a cake / the blender broke
They had been making a cake when the blender broke.
We learned the sax / we joined an orchestra
We had been learning the sax before we joined an orchestra.
I studied grammar / I went to my uncle’s house
I had been studying grammar before I went to my uncle's house.
I was tired / I worked all morning/
I was tired because I had been working all morning.
She came first in the race/ she exercised for many weeks
She came first in the race because she had been exercising for many weeks.
They waited outside the shop for hours / it finally opened
They had been waiting outside the shop for hours when it finally opened.
