Regular Verbs
Before Henry found the spider, he _____________ (lift) a rock off the ground.
Before Henry found the spider, he had lifted a rock off the ground.
Before I started selling my art, my friend ____________ (teach) me how to paint.
Before I started selling my art, my friend had taught me how to paint.
I didn't realize that my phone _____ (sink) to the bottom of the swimming pool.
I didn't realize that my phone had sunk to the bottom of the swimming pool.
Before he ran away, my dog ______ (jump) over the fence in the backyard.
Before he ran away, my dog had jumped over the fence in the backyard.
Until the car accident, the man ____________ (think) that breaking bones wouldn't be so bad.
Until the car accident, the man had thought that breaking bones wouldn't be so bad.
The boy _________ (swim) very badly on his lifeguard test, so he failed it.
The boy had swum very badly on his lifeguard test, so he failed it.
Nothing interesting ________ (happen) to me before I met you.
Nothing interesting had happened to me before I met you.
Before the detective gave up, he ______ (seek) answers in all the wrong places.
Before the detective gave up, he had sought answers in all the wrong places.
My music was super loud. I didn't know that the doorbell ______ (ring).
My music was super loud. I didn't know that the doorbell had rung.
Until Margot came to Massachusetts, she had never listened to the radio.
When the ball hit my friend in the face, I realized that he __________ (not catch) it.
When the ball hit my friend in the face, I realized that he had not caught it.
The boy was very sad that his favorite shirt _________ (shrink) in the washing machine.
The boy was very sad that his favorite shirt had shrunk in the washing machine.
I ________ (always prefer) chocolate ice cream, but then I got very sick from eating too much of it. Now I like vanilla better.
I had always preferred chocolate ice cream, but then I got very sick from eating too much of it. Now I like vanilla better.
She ________ (not bring) hiking boots, so she didn't have fun on the hike.
She had not brought hiking boots, so she didn't have fun on the hike.
Before the glass was mysteriously knocked off the table, my dog _________ (spring) out of his bed.
Before the glass was mysteriously knocked off the table, my dog had sprung out of his bed.