past perfect
She took a shower after she ___________________ (finish) the game.
She took a shower after she had finished the game.
The robbers (leave) _______ the bank when the policemen finally (arrive)______.
had left - (past perfect) / arrived - (simple past) The robbers had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived.
elbow/ stairs / because / hurt / I / down / fallen / had / the / I / my
My elbow hurt because I HAD FALLEN down the stairs
I didn't (recognize) / (hadn't recognized) Anna, because she (cut) / (had cut) her hair.
didn't recognize - had cut
We had already eaten when John (come) ________ home.
Simple past / Came
Mary ___________________ (give) me Tony's address before she left.
Mary had given me Tony's address before she left.
When the rain (start)_____, the volunteer group (finish)______ planting the trees.
started - (simple past) / had finished - (past perfect)
When the rain started, the volunteer group had finished planting the trees.
soccer / else / already. / had / he / everyone / field / for / the / When / left / arrived,
When he ARRIVED, everyone else HAD LEFT for the soccer field already.
I (arrived) / (had arrived) at the shop at 6:45, but it already (closed) / (had already) closed
arrived - had already closed
Last year Juan (pass) ________ all his exams.
Simple past / passed
Bob was sorry that he _______ (not tell) me the correct story.
Bob was sorry that he had not told me the correct story.
By the time Rebecca (go) ______ into the store, she (get) _____ soaked.
went - (simple past) / had got - (past perfect)
By the time Rebecca went into the store, she had gotten soaked.
practice / was / soccer / cold / I / want / really / didn't / and / to / go / to / my / very / It
It was very cold and I really DIDN’T WANT to go to my soccer practice.
David (didn't play) / (hadn't played) the match because he (hurt) / (had hurt) his leg.
didn't play - had hurt
I opened my wallet to find that I (forget) ________ my credit card.
Past perfect / had forgotten
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.
Jake (have) _____ fainted by the time the ambulance (reach) _______ the hospital.
had - (past perfect) / reached - (simple past) Sonny had got fainted by the time the ambulance reached the hospital.
happened / my / me / looked / foot / The / asked / at / what / and / doctor / had
The doctor LOOKED at my foot and asked me what had happened.
When I (looked) / (had looked) everywhere for my car keys, I (started) / (had started) to panic.
had looked - started
We got home to find that someone (break) ________ into the house.
Past perfect / had broken
Paul didn't say that he ___________________ (take) Albert's watch.
Paul didn't say that he had taken Albert's watch.
I (not / think) _____ of buying a new phone before I (see) ______ that ad on TV.
hadn't thought - (past perfect) / saw - (simple past)
I hadn't thought of buying a new phone before I saw that ad on TV.
my / found / teacher / angry. / hurt / that / was / foot, / not / When / the / had / she / I / very / out
When the teacher FOUND out that I HAD NOT HURT my foot, she was very angry.
When he (had finished) / (finished) his dinner he (sat) down / (had sat) down to watch TV.
had finished - sat down
I opened the fridge to find that someone (eat) ________ all my chocolate.
Past perfect / had eaten