Past perfect
When I arrived at school, the class ____________ (start).
When I arrived at school, the class HAD (already) STARTED.
We ____________ (take) a test when it ____________ (start) to rain.
We WERE TAKING a test when it STARTED to rain.
I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE / HADN'T RECOGNIZED Mary, because she CUT / HAD CUT her hair.
I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE Mary, because she HAD CUT her hair.
I ___________ (find) your keys under the table.
I FOUND your keys under the table.
Most of us ____________ (listen) to the lecturer but some students ____________ (whisper) to each other. One of the boys ____________ (close) his eyes and ____________ (fall) asleep.
Most of us WERE LISTENING to the lecturer but some students WERE WHISPERING to each other. One of the boys CLOSED his eyes and FELL asleep.
Joseph swore that he ____________ (not / take) Arthur's pencil.
Joseph swore that he HAD NOT TAKEN Arthur's pencil.
I ____________ (walk) along the street when I ____________ (meet) an old friend.
I WAS WALKING along the street when I MET an old friend.
I DIDN'T TAKE / HADN'T TAKEN the exam on Wednesday because I WAS / HAD BEEN hospitalized on Tuesday.
I DIDN'T TAKE the exam on Wednesday because I HAD BEEN hospitalized on Tuesday.
Unfortunately, my mother ___________ (not / let) me go to the party.
Unfortunately, my mother DID NOT LET me go to the party.
When she ____________ (start) to learn English, she ____________ (already / learn) French.
When she STARTED to learn English, she HAD ALREADY LEARNT French.
Julia and Anna ____________ (not / meet) before college.
Julia and Anna HAD NOT MET before college.
What ___________ you _____________ (do) when I ____________ (call) you last night?
What WERE you DOING when I CALLED you last night?
When I HAD LOOKED everywhere for my keys, I STARTED to panic.
We ___________ (sing) too much last night at the karaoke bar. I have a sore throat!
We SANG too much last night at the karaoke bar. I have a sore throat!
While I ____________ (read) my English book, I ____________ (hear) a noise. I ____________ (think) that I ____________ (hear) that noise before, so I ____________ (call) my mother.
While I WAS READING my English book, I HEARD a noise. I THOUGHT that I HAD HEARD that noise before, so I CALLED my mother.
How much __________ she __________ (study) before the exam?
How much HAD she STUDIED before the exam?
When I ____________ (cheat) on my exam, the teacher ____________ (look) at me from her desk.
When I CHEATED on my exam, the teacher WAS LOOKING at me from her desk.
While I STUDIED / WAS STUDYING for my exam, my brother PLAYED / WAS PLAYING on the computer and my best friend HAD CRIED / WAS CRYING because of her boyfriend.
While I WAS STUDYING for my exam, my brother WAS PLAYING on the computer and my best friend WAS CRYING because of her boyfriend.
Why ___________ you ___________ (tell) my mother I ___________ (get) a bad grade on my math exam?! I ___________ (think) I could trust you...
Why DID you TELL my mother I GOT a bad grade on my math exam?! I THOUGHT I could trust you...
While I ____________ (read) my English book, I ____________ (hear) a noise. I ____________ (think) I ____________ (hear) that noise before, so I ____________ (call) my mother.
While I WAS READING my English book, I HEARD a noise. I THOUGHT I HAD HEARD that noise before, so I CALLED my mother.
She ____________ (have) a motorcycle for ten years before she bought a car.
She HAD HAD a motorcycle for ten years before she bought a car.
I ____________ (do) my homework and my mom ____________ (cook) dinner when my father ____________ (arrived) home from work.
I WAS DOING my homework and my mom WAS COOKING dinner when my father ARRIVED home from work.
DID / HAD you SEE / SEEN a famous person before you LEFT / HAD LEFT New York? Where DID / HAD you SEE / SEEN them?
HAD you SEEN a famous person before you LEFT New York? Where DID you SEE them?
I ___________ (not / eat) a single thing yesterday. I ___________ (feel) sick just by looking at the food. I guess the two-week old sandwich I ___________ (eat) the day before yesterday had gone bad indeed. I should have ___________ (listen) to my mother.
I DID NOT EAT a single thing yesterday. I FELT sick just by looking at the food. I guess the two-week old sandwich I ATE the day before yesterday had gone bad indeed. I should have listened to my mother.
She ____________ (ride) her way home when she ____________ (fall) down. Someone ____________ (come) to help her. He ____________ (be) the most handsome boy she ____________ never ____________ (see) before.
She WAS RIDING her way home when she FELL down. Someone CAME to help her. He WAS the most handsome boy she HAD never SEEN before.