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Question 1:
John ________ (to spend) 3 years in Pakistan before he _______ (to become) a teacher of Urdu.
A. spent / became
B. had spent / became
Feedback To show that one action happened before another one in the past we use two tenses: the Past Perfect for the action which took place at first and the Past Simple for the one which took place after.
C. had been spending / became
D. had spent / had become

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Test 3-Past Tenses | Upper-Intermediate English