"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 go" in past continuous
was going
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.
They __________ to the beach, when the police ___________ them. (drive/stop)
They were driving to the beach, when the police stopped them.
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 ___________ my wallet while we _________to the supermarket. (lose/walk)
I lost my wallet while we were walking to the supermarket.
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.
I _____ when the pizza finally _____ (watch/arrive).
I was watching the show when the pizza finally arrived.
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 ______ the bottle of water on the floor while he was ______ dinner. (drop/cook)
He dropped the bottle of water on the floor while he was cooking dinner.