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- By the time he ________ (to get) home, she _______ (to play) the piano for 3 hours.
Question 1:
By the time he ________ (to get) home, she _______ (to play) the piano for 3 hours. A. got / had been playing
Feedback 1. We use the Past Simple for short complete actions in the past - he got home. 2. We often use the Past Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of the action which started in the past and continued up to the specific time in the past - she had been playing before he came and continued playing after.
B. got / played
C. had got / played
D. got / was playing
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