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МатематикаВопрос:
5. It was the first time he had danced / he had been dancing the waltz.
Ответ:
5. It was the first time he had danced the waltz.
В данном предложении had danced описывает завершенное действие, а именно, первый раз в его жизни, когда он танцевал вальс.
Ответ: had danced
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