"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
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.
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.
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.
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.