obam He had been practicing (swimming) after school for the past few months.

I went to the local swimming championships yesterday to cheer for my friend Sam. He's a competitive swimmer, and he wanted to qualify for the national championships. 数か月間ずっと、 彼は放課後に練習していました。 was well-rested. ③ ① それまでの 彼はそれまでの1週間、 早く就寝していました, so he His mother had also been making healthy food for him every day for the past few weeks. I was certain he would win. In the end, Sam won the gold medal at the championships. I was so happy for him, because he had wanted to win for a long time.