Which sentence best emphasizes the DURATION of an activity before another past event occurred?
A. Before the coach arrived, we had run five laps.
B. Before the coach arrived, we had been running for twenty minutes.
C. Before the coach arrived, we were running five laps.
D. Before the coach arrived, we ran for twenty minutes.
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A. Emphasizing the subject of the sentence
B. Indicating the time when the action occurred
C. Expressing the location of the action
D. Describing how the action of dancing is performed
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A. used to take
B. took
C. had taken
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A. Shall I make
B. Ought I make
C. Will I make
D. Would I make
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A car came round the corner and I __________ out of the way.
A. jumped
B. was jumping