She is retired now , but she had been working as a teacher all her working life.
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I'm afraid not, Alexandra. If she is retired, it means she stopped working . The construction "has worked" implies she is still a teacher. I'd prefer to say: She is retired now, but she worked as a teacher all her life.
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