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VIII. 1. I asked him how long ago he started learning German and if he can speak German. 2. He said that he has been learning this language for a long time, but has not yet learned to speak quickly. 3. I didn't know you were still here. I thought you were long gone. 4. He thought that everyone had already left, but his friends were still waiting for him. He asked how long they had been waiting for him. 5. They were surprised that I didn't know anything about it yet. They thought that I had known everything for a long time. 6. She was still pondering what he had told her. 7. The other day I met an old drut on the street. We have not seen each other for ten years, but he has not changed at all during this time. 8. He woke up early and looked out the window. The rain is not over yet. 9. I looked into the reading room. It was empty: everyone had already left, the librarian was putting books on the shelves. 10. She was not surprised by this: such things had already happened. 11. I opened the door and looked into the classroom: they were still writing the test, only one girl had already passed her work to the teacher, although two hours had already passed.