Past simple/past perfect
"to do" in past perfect
had done
"to go" in past continuous
was going
"to know" in past perfect
had known
"to take" in past perfect
had taken
"to eat" in past continuous
was eating
She ________ up all night because she ________ bad news. (stay/receive)
She stayed up all night because she had received bad news.
They __________ to the beach, when the police ___________ them for speeding. (drive, stop)
They were driving to the beach, when the police stopped them for speeding.
You _____ Mandarin before you ______ to China. (study/move)
You had studied Mandarin before you moved to China.
I _______ outside when it ________ to rain.(just go/start)
I had just gone outside when it started to rain.
Marc knew Philadelphia so well because he ______ there for five years. (live)
Marc knew Philadelphia so well because he had lived there for 5 years.
She _______ in Sweden before she _______ to Norway. (live/go)
She had lived in Sweden before she went to Norway.
I ___________ my wallet while we _________ to the supermarket. (lose, walk)
I lost my wallet while we were walking to the supermarket.
Before the students ________ to write, the teacher _________ their mobile phones. (start/collect)
Before the students started to write, the teacher had collected their mobile phones.
Laura _________ her glasses because her brother ________ them. (repair, break)
Laura repaired her glasses because her brother had broken them.
I ____________ the show when the pizza finally arrived. (watch)
I was watching the show when the pizza finally arrived.
She _________ she __________ her purse. (not know, lost)
She didn't know that she had lost her purse.
My mother _____________ when the fire alarm suddenly __________ off. (sleep, go)
My mother was sleeping when the fire alarm suddenly went off.
I ________ what my mother ___________. (remember, say)
I remembered what my mother had said.
The police _______ me what I __________. (ask, see)
The police asked me what I had seen.
My friend wanted to go back to the store because she ___________ a beautiful bag. (see)
My friend wanted to go back because she had seen a beautiful bag.
After the guests _______, the kids ________ the house. (Leave, clean)
After the guests had left, the kids cleaned the house.
He ____________ the bottle of wine on the floor while he was ____________ dinner. (drop, cook)
He dropped the bottle of wine on the floor while he was cooking dinner.
When the people ________ at the cinema the film _________ already ______. (arrive, start)
When the people arrived at the cinema the film had already started.
After they __________ Jakarta, they _______ to Singapore. (visit, fly)
After they had visited Jakarta, they flew to Singapore.
He ______________ TV while he did his homework. (watch)
He was watching TV while he did his homework.