Past simple
John _______________(wait)in his car until her friend (arrive)
John waited in his car until his friend arrived
He__________ (not / be) to Cape Town before 1997.
He had not been to Cape Town before 1997
They ____________(talk) for over an hour before Tony _________.
They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived
Mike had waite here for more than three hours
Mike had been waiting here for more than three hours
Jill ______________ (to phone) Dad at work before she________________ (to leave) for her trip.
Jill had phoned Dad at work before she left for her trip
It_______ (be) great.
It was great
I could not remember the poem we ____________ (learn) the week before.
I could not remember the poem we had learned the week before.
I ____________ (study) Turkish very long.
I had been studying Turkish very long
They has packed all the cloth for his journey to Japan
They have packed the cloth for his journey to Japan
They entered the restaurant. They were served.
After they_______________(enter) the restaurant, they ____________(serve)
They entered the restaurant. They were served.
After they had entered the restaurant, they were served
travelled/ visited
The children collected the chestnuts that ____________ (fall) from the tree.
The children collected the chestnuts that had fallen from the tree
How _______________ (study) Turkish before you ______(move) to Ankara?
How long had you been studying Turkish before you moved to Ankara?
My mum cooked while I ____________(read)
a book
My mum was cooking while I was reading a book
I did not use my credit card. I lost it.
I ___________ my credit card because I ________ it.
I did not use my credit car because I lost it
It (not / rain)_____________ a lot.
I didn't rain a lot
I thought I knew her. I thought I ___________ (see) her before.
I thought I knew her. I thought I had seen her before.
Mike ________(want) to sit down because he ______________(stand) all day at work.
Mike wanted to sit down because had been standing all day at work
Before I get home, my dad just finished fixing the car
Before I got home, my dad had just finished fixing the car
I could not go out. I broke my leg.
I _______________(go) out because I ________(break) my leg
I could not go out because I had broken my leg
Where______________ (spend / you) your last holiday?
Where did you spend your last holiday?
Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he______________ him. (to phone)
Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he had phoned
him.
He __________(be/ tire) because he ___________
_______( exercise) so hard.
He was tired because he has been exercising so hard
I was running when Joe calls me
I was running when Joe called me
Marion did not recognize Jim. She did not say hello to him.
Marion_______________(say) hello to Jim because she ________________(recognize) him.
Marion did not say good bye to Jim because he had recognize him