PP - sentences
PPC - sentences
Simple Past or PP
PP or PPC
Irregular Verbs
100
I ____ __(talk)__ with my dad before I bought my cellphone.
had talked
100
I ____ ____ __(study)__ for 14 years when I got a job.
had been studying
100
1st: She (watch) the movie 2nd: It (start) to rain
She had watched the movie before it started it rain.
100
How long_____________(to be interested) in space exploration before you started teaching about it?
had you been
100

catch fly swim

caught/caught flew/flown swam/swum

200
We _____ __(take)__ an airplane to Paris the day before yesterday.
had taken
200
_____ you ______ __(practice)__ soccer long before you won the championship?
Had you been practicing
200
1st: John (forget) his homework. 2nd: He (got) to school.
John had forgotten his homework before he got to school.
200
The fires in California ________(to burn) for about a week when they were controlled.
had been burning
200

light sweep teach shoot

lit or lighted/lit or lightedswept/swept taught/taught shot/shot

300
I __(-)__ ___(bring)__ any appetizers to the party so we didn't have any food to start.
hadn't brought
300
We __(-)__ ever ______ _(camp)__ before our trip last year.
hadn't, been camping
300
1st: The President (go) to Chile 2nd: He (go) to Mexico.
The President had gone to Chile before he went to Mexico.
300
When he crossed the finish line, Chris __________ (run) for five hours
had been running
300

seek shine (2) spend know

sought/sought shone or shined/shone or shined spent/spent knew/known

400
Ang Le ____ already ___(have)___ two children before his films won awards.
had had
400
Fix the mistake/s: 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.
400
1st: Shelvina (spill) her Coke in the hallway. 2nd: The floors (get) slippery.
After Shelvina had spilled/spilt her Coke in the hallway, the floors got slippery.
400
When residents returned, they found out that their homes _____ (to destroy - passive)
had been destroyed
400

slide sling sew

slid/slid slung/slung sewed/sewn

500
_____ he already _(do)__ the dishes or ___ he __(make)_ dinner before his mom got home?
Had, done, had, made
500
Fix the mistake/s: 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.
500
Fix the mistake: The table got dirty before I had eaten on it.
The table had gotten dirty before I ate on it.
500
These scissors __________(to be) dull for a long time even before my sister brought them over to my house.
had been
500

ring rise weave withdraw

rang/rung rose/risen wove/wove withdrew/withdrawn

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