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Apologized/Had Waiting/Were Service Company Car Hours Totally Exhausted

This flashcard tests the correct sequence of tenses. 'Apologized' is simple past for the company's action. 'Had been waiting' (past perfect continuous) explains the reason for the apology, indicating a prolonged action before the apology. 'Were' is simple past for the state of exhaustion.

The service company apologized because we had been waiting for our car for 5 hours. We were totally exhausted.

Question The service company … because we … for our car for 5 hours. We … totally exhausted.
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QType (0=kprim,1=mc,2=sc) 2
Q_1 apologized/had been waiting/had been
Q_2 had apologized/waited/were
Q_3 apologized/were waiting/were
Q_4 apologized/had been waiting/were
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