1) By the time we arrived the film ................ . a) started b) had started 2) He ................. for 35 years when he retired. a) was teaching b) had been teaching 3) When they came back from the beach, their skin was red. They .......... in the sun for 5 hours. a) had been lying b) were lying 4) I ............ my studies by 2011. a) completed b) had completed 5) In those days, I ............. at a restaurant. a) worked b) was working c) had been working d) had worked 6) He ...... a science-fiction book before. a) didn't read b) wasn't reading c) hadn't read d) hadn't been reading 7) The thieves ...............houses for two years before they were caught . a) broke into b) were breaking into c) had broken into d) had been breaking into 8) It was the first time I ....... Chinese food. a) tasted b) was tasting c) had tasted d) had been tasting 9) She ....... dinner when the lights went out. a) had b) was having c) had had d) had been having 10) They had hung up before I ........ the phone. a) answered b) had answered

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