I ______ with my dad before I left the house.
had talked
I ________ (study) for 14 years when I got a job.
had been studying
1st: She (watch) the movie 2nd: It (start) to rain
She had watched the movie before it started it rain.
How long __________ interested in space exploration before you started teaching about it?
had you been
name the past participle for two: catch bleed deal fly
caught / bled / dealt / flown
We ______ an airplane to Paris the day before yesterday.
had taken
_____ you _________ (practice) soccer long before you won the championship?
Had you been practicing
past participles for 2: light / lie / lay / ring
lit/lighted / lay / laid / rung
I ______ (not bring) any appetizers to the party so we didn't have any food to start.
hadn't brought
We ____ ever ___ (not camp) before our trip last year.
hadn't ever been camping
past participles for 2: seek / shine / shoot / shrink
shout / shone/shined / shot / shrunk
Ang Lee ______ already _______ (have) two children before his films won awards.
had had
Fix the mistakes: We had having so much fun before it had started to pour.
We had been having so much fun before it started to pour. / We had had so much fun before it started to pour.
When residents returned, they realized the hurricane _______ their homes.
had destroyed
slide sling sew
slid / slung / sewn
____ he already ____ the dishes or ____ he ____ dinner before his mom got home?
Had, done, had, made
Fix the mistakes: I hadn't wanted to see the film because I saw it twice.
I didn't want to see the film because I had seen it twice.
These scissors __________ dull for a long time even before my sister brought them over to my house.
had been
strike swear wring
struck / swore / wrung