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My grandad _____________________ in a factory but before that, he ___________________ his studies of mechanics.

• had worked / had studied

• works / finished

• was working / has finished

• worked / had finished

Before he __________________, the president of the company ____________________ many new businesses in Korea and Japan.

• retire / had started

• had retired / started

• retired / had started

• retire / start

Mike wanted to settle down when he was 30, but he ___________________ all around the world years before.

• travelled

• has travelled

• had travelled

• travels

I _________________ a pet, but last summer I ___________ a puppy.

• had had / had adopted

• had never had / adopted

• never had / adopt

• was never having / adopted

When the volunteers _________ the Syrian refugees, they __________ food and clothes for months.

• received / had collected

• had received / collected

• had received / had collected

• received / collected

The tallest man in the world ___________________ a celebrity before he _____________________ of an infection.

• became / had died

• had become / died

• became / died

• had become / had died

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

People in the island of Okinawa ___________________ healthy lives so they ___________________ centenarians.

• have / became

• had / became

• had / had became

• had had / became

Before young bloggers _________________ about teen lifestyle, adults ________________ that they were not responsible and respectful.

• spoke / had thought

• spoke/ thought

• had spoken / thought

I __________________ very hard all my life and I ____________ a good job last year.

• was studying / found

• had studied / had found

• had studied / found

• studied / had found

My uncle ______________________ his first job before he _________________.

• didn't get / married

• hadn't got / had married

• had got / married

• couldn't get / had married

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CCSS.L.9-10.1