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They took a shower after they ___________________ (finish) the game.
They took a shower after they had finished the game. OR They took a shower after they finished the game.
The robbers (leave) _______ the bank by the time the policemen finally (arrive)______.
The robbers had left the bank by the time the policemen finally arrived.
rang / while / the doorbell / a shower / taking / was / I
The doorbell rang while I was taking a shower.
I didn't recognise / hadn't recognised Sue, because she cut / had cut her hair.
I didn't recognise Sue, because she had cut her hair.
The traffic was terrible, and when I got there the meeting already had started.
The traffic was terrible, and when I got there the meeting had already started.
(position of "already")
I knew where to go because Mary ___________________ (give) me Tony's address before she left.
I knew where to go because Mary had given me Tony's address before she left.
While Lisa ____ (deliver) her presentation, she ______ (get) an important phone call.
While Lisa was delivering her presentation, she got an important phone call.
left / else / already. / had / he / everyone / office / the / When / arrived,
When he ARRIVED, everyone else HAD ALREADY LEFT the office.
The alarm system went off / had gone off while I started / was starting my talk.
The alarm system went off while I was starting my talk.
Carl was surprised. He never saw anything like that before!
Carl was surprised. He had never seen anything like that before!
(wrong tense)
Bob was sorry that he _______ (not tell) me the story earlier.
Bob was sorry that he had not told me the story.
By the time Rebecca ______ (appoint) manager, she (already / work) _____ for the company for ten years.
By the time Rebecca was appointed manager, she had already worked for the company for ten years.
work. / was / cold, / I / want / really / didn't / and / to go to / very / It
It WAS very cold, and I really DIDN’T WANT to go to work.
David didn't travel / hadn't travelled to Asia because he had / had had a problem with the Asian manager earlier that month.
David didn't travel to Asia because he had had a problem with the Asian manager earlier that month.
I opened my suitcase to find that I forgot my computer back at home.
I opened my suitcase to find that I had forgotten my computer back at home.
(wrong tense)
Nobody came to the meeting because Angela __________________ (forget) to tell them about it.
Nobody came to the meeting because Angela had forgotten to tell them about it.
He _____ (lose) his flash drive while he _____ (go) up the stairs.
He lost his flash drive while he was going up the stairs.
Neal's performance. / meeting / a / held / boss / Neil's / Yesterday, / to discuss /
Yesterday, Neal's boss held a meeting to discuss Neal's performance.
After I studied / had studied every aspect of the Asian culture, I started / had started to feel much more confident.
After I studied / had studied (both) every aspect of the Asian culture, I started to feel much more confident.
By the end of the conference, I realized that I didn't make enough business contacts.
By the end of the conference, I realized that I hadn't made enough business contacts.
(wrong tense)
Back in those days, I ___________________ (live) in Italy as part of an internship.
Back in those days, I was living in Italy as part of an internship.
I (not / think) _____ of changing jobs before I ______ (see) that ad on JobSeeker.com.
I hadn't thought / didn't think of changing jobs before I saw that ad on JobSeeker.com
my / boss / angry. / finished / that / got / the report, / When / hadn't / she / I / very / found out
When my boss FOUND OUT that I HADN'T FINISHED the report, she GOT very angry.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis tripped / were tripping and fell / were falling while they had danced / were dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis tripped and fell while they were dancing.
After I had spoken to my supervisor, I arranged a meeting with the rest of my team.