Write sentences that make sense

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Power going out story i need with a plot and the starting point is you wake up late, the power is out, and yeah. plz try to make it non complex since i have to write it in spanish if you want to go all out it needs to be in the preterit tense also know as past

Julio trabajó como periodista durante mucho tiempo; muy famoso. a. era b. eran c. es d. éramos

La fábrica ha estado tirando ese desecho industrial muchos años en el río. a. para b. por c. por ahora d. para entonces