1) By the time she opened the box, her hands ______. a) had trembled b) had been trembling 2) I ______ the photo several times before I noticed the tear in the corner. a) had looked at b) had been looking at 3) We ______ the attic for over an hour when we finally found the music box. a) had searched b) had been searching 4) He ______ to find the key for days, but no one had helped him. a) had tried b) had been trying 5) They ______ the letters before they realized they were written by their grandmother. a) had read b) had been reading 6) I was tired because I ______ through old boxes all morning. a) had sorted b) had been sorting 7) She ______ the diary carefully before she put it back on the shelf. a) had read b) had been reading 8) We ______ about that necklace for weeks before we actually saw it. a) had talked b) had been talking 9) My brother ______ the same story again and again before we told him to stop. a) had been telling b) had told 10) I ______ across the old photo album before I started cleaning the closet. a) had come b) had been coming

YWT - Pre-advanced - unit 1 - grammar

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