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She ________ (work) at the company for ten years before she finally ________ (decide) to resign.

had been working / decided

While I ________ (look) through some old photographs, I ________ (find) one of my grandparents from the 1950s.

was looking / found

The company ________ (grow) rapidly over the previous five years before the economic crisis ________ (begin).

had been growing / began

We ________ (know) each other for years before we eventually ________ (start) working together.

had known / started

She ________ (never / experience) anything like it before, so she ________ (not / know) how to react.

had never experienced / didn't know

They ________ (argue) for over an hour when I finally ________ (walk) into the room.

had been arguing / walked

I ________ (not / realise) how serious the situation was until someone ________ (explain) it to me.

hadn't realised / explained

While we ________ (drive) through the mountains, we suddenly ________ (see) a herd of deer crossing the road.

were driving / saw

She ________ (visit) her grandparents often when she was younger, and they ________ (always / make) her feel welcome.

used to visit / would always make

I ________ (not / see) him since we ________ (leave) school, so I was surprised when he contacted me.

hadn't seen / left

When I arrived at the station, the train ________ (already / leave), so I ________ (have) to wait for the next one.

had already left / had

I ________ (wait) for nearly two hours when someone finally ________ (come) to tell us that the flight had been cancelled.

had been waiting / came

He ________ (not / listen) when I ________ (try) to explain what had happened.

wasn't listening / tried

Before moving abroad, I ________ (never / live) anywhere except my hometown, so the experience ________ (feel) completely new.

had never lived / felt

She ________ (already / finish) the presentation when her manager ________ (ask) her to make several changes.

had already finished / asked

When I was at university, I ________ (spend) most of my weekends studying, whereas my friends ________ (go) out every Friday night.

used to spend / would go

I ________ (visit) the city several times since I first ________ (move) to the country.

have visited / moved

By the time the police arrived, the suspect ________ (disappear), and several witnesses ________ (already / leave) the scene.

had disappeared / had already left

He ________ (always / complain) about his job, but he never actually ________ (do) anything to change it.

would always complain (always complained) / did

I ________ (expect) the meeting to be difficult, but everyone ________ (be) surprisingly cooperative.

had expected / was

When we were children, our parents ________ (take) us camping every summer, and we ________ (love) it.

would take (used to take) / loved

I ________ (just / finish) dinner when my phone ________ (ring), so I ignored it.

had just finished / rang

He ________ (work) on the project all morning, but he still ________ (not / finish) it by lunchtime.

had been working / hadn't finished

She ________ (write) three reports that week, and by Friday she ________ (complete) the final one.

had written / had completed (completed)

They ________ (discuss) the problem for several weeks before they finally ________ (reach) an agreement.

had been discussing / reached