3. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ITEM.

1. Parents {had withdrawn; had been withdrawing} their children from religious studies at schools ever since the beginning of the education reform.

2. She told me that Ann {had caught; had been catching} a cold.

3. How long {had she known; had she been knowing} Tom before they got married?

4. The cargo plane {had left; had been leaving} for Paris by 5 o’clock that morning.

5. After_ _I {had hiked; ’d been hiking} for four hours, I got so hungry that I had to stop and eat my lunch._
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6. He couldn’t go out to play with his friends until he {had finished; hadn’t finished} his homework.

7. Penelope {had been; had gone} to school a long before we popped in for a visit. __

8. When I met her that evening, she {had sung; had been singing} for three hours rehearsing for the show.

9. James was going to have a series of fights in the professional boxing league that year, for which he {had trained; had been training} since 2016.

10. The local authorities {had refurbished; had been refurbishing} the shrine twice before the fire destroyed it.

11. Tom felt energetic because he had {just; recently} woken up.

12. Eduardo {had thought; had been thinking} of going on holidays on his own when his girlfriend decided to join him.

13. Her twentieth birthday was the best day she_ _{had ever had; had ever been having}_._

14. The company {had grew; had grown} steadily before the economic crisis struck in late 2000s.
15. Until last week Riley {had never learnt; had never been learning} a lesson.

