Monica's eyes hurt and her shoulders ached. She_________(sit) at the computer for eight straight hours. Finally, she took a break.
Đáp án. had been sitting
Giải thích:
Về mặt ý nghĩa, hành động sit at the computer phải xảy ra liên tục và vừa mới kết thúc trước hành động take a break. Do đó, hành động sit at the computer phải được chia ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn.
Dịch nghĩa: Mắt Monica bị đau và vai nhức mỏi. Cô ấy đã ngồi trước máy tính liên tục trong tám tiếng đồng hồ. Cuối cùng, cô ấy cũng nghỉ giải lao.
Due to ever more spreading poaching, there________ a dramatic decline in the number of elephants over the last decade.
A: What_________(think) about the new simplified tax law?
B: It’s more confusing than the old one.
During last summer months, the monastery was very busy, for it is visited by thousand of people who had cross the pass in cars.
By this time next summer all my friends_________their studies and found a job. I, on the other hand, _________anything.
You look really great! _________ (exercise) at the fitness centre lately?
For the time being we_________for the exam, but this time tomorrow we_________the best movie of this year.
Not only were there methods and strict rules but he needs to practice them as well.
The theatre company_________a grant of £6,000 and it is seeking a further £2,000 from elsewhere now.
My classmates were going on a trip to Cue Phuong National Park this weekend.
When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then_________to publish it.
Việt Nam currently_________17th among the most heavily plastic-polluted countries in the world, with half a million of tonnes of plastic waste ending up in the oceans.
A: Hurry up! We’re waiting for you. What’s taking you so long?
B: I_________for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me.
At the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s home in Tennessee, even his glasses have been left exactly where he lay them.