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Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationSSLC (English Medium) Class 9

Choose the correct verb from the following sentence. We worked ______ in the city for ten years before we moved to the village.

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Question

Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.

We worked ______ in the city for ten years before we moved to the village.

Options

  • worked

  • had been working

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Solution

We worked had been working in the city for ten years before we moved to the village.

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Chapter 5.1: Water – The Elixir of Life - Grammar [Page 139]

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Chapter 5.1 Water – The Elixir of Life
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