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Old 01-Jul-2004, 22:53
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Default Re: Verb tense

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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork
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Originally Posted by bmo
I am confused. Which are correct?

1. I was a teacher for 18 years before coming to the U.S.
2. I was a teacher for 18 years before coming to the U.S. in 1980.
3. I was a teacher for 18 years before I came to the U.S.
4. I had been a teacher for 18 years before I came to the U.S.

Thanks.

BMO
I like all four of them. :wink:
Thanks to both of you.

How about the "fifth," I had been a teacher for 18 years before coming to the U.S. ?

BMO
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