[Grammar] Before coming here to study, I worked as an engineer for three years. (Correct?)

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Before coming here to study, I worked as an engineer for three years. (Correct?)
Before coming here to study, I had worked as an engineer for three years. (Correct?)
Before coming here to study, I had been working as an engineer for three years. (Correct?)

(By the way, I'm not an engineer now.)
 
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first and third one seem correct to me.
 
All three are possible.
 
priestmoon said:
Before coming here to study, I worked as an engineer for three years. (Correct?)
Before coming here to study, I had worked as an engineer for three years. (Correct?)
Before coming here to study, I had been working as an engineer for three years. (Correct?)

(By the way, I'm not an engineer now.)
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I agree with 5jj. All three are correct.
 
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