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Learners sometimes use the past continuous when the present perfect continuous is required.
✓ I've been looking for a new phone since last week.
X I was looking for a new phone since last week.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. I..........(eat) breakfast when I heard the news.
2. I.........(wait) to see the latest Star Wars film for months.
3. She....... (work) there last year, but she left in December.
4. I........ (play) the violin for two years.
5. We........ (get) this discount for the last three years.
6. I had to leave the meeting because my mobile phone..........(ring).​