Past perfect/past simple
Past perfect/past simple
Past perfect/past simple
Past perfect/past simple
Past perfect/past simple
100

Mary____________(give) me Tony's address before she left. 



Mary had given me Tony's address before she left

100

When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film _____________(start).

When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film had started

100

Before we reached the station we saw that we____________(lose) our way.

Before we reached the station we saw that we had lost our way.

100

I asked Mr. Green how many books he______________(read).

I asked Mr. Green how many books he had read.

100

Alan watched TV after he____________(have) lunch.


Alan watched TV after he had had lunch. 

200

All the tickets_____________(be) sold before the concert began.

All the tickets had been sold before the concert began.

200

They took a shower after they__________(finish) the game.

They took a shower after they had finished the game.

200

Mum asked me why I ______________(not tidy) up my room.

Mum asked me why I hadn't tidied up my room. 

200

Bob was sorry that he___________(tell) me the story.

Bob was sorry that he had told me the story
200

After I had finished the report, I ________(see) that it was too late.

After I had finished the report, I saw that it was too late.

300

When I ___________(arrive) at the station, the train _____________(already, leave).

When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.

300

The test ___________(be) difficult because I _________(not study).


The test was difficult because I hadn't studied.

300

I _________(go) to the shop to buy the shirt I __________(see) the day before.

I went to the shop to buy the shirt I had seen the day before. 

300

We _____________(apologise) for the inconvenience we _____________(cause).

We apologised for the inconvenience we had caused.

300

Before the police___________(catch) the thief, he __________(steal) two more watches. 

Before the police caught the the, he had stolen two more watches. 

400

When I ____________(get) home, I _________(realise) that I ____________(leave) my sunglasses in the office. 

When I got home, I realised that I had left my sunglasses in the office.

400

After he____________(work) for the software company for two years he ____________(decide) to give it up.

After he had worked for the software company for two years he decided to give it up.

400

They ___________(go) to the cinema after they___________(finish) their dinner.

They went to the cinema after they had finished their dinner.

400

We___________(live) in Italy before we _________(move) to Spain.

We had lived in Italy before we moved to Spain.

400
The lesson__________(Already, start) when I__________(arrive).

The lesson had already started when I arrived.

100

Nobody ___________(come) to the meeting because Angela__________(forget) to tell them about it.

Nobody came to the meeting because Angela had forgotten to tell them about it.

100
Because she ___________(check) the oil for so long, the car___________(break) down.

Because she hadn't checked the oil for so long, the car broke down. 

100
I___________(not tell) my teacher that my mum__________(help) me with my homework.

I didn't tell my teacher that my mum had helped me with my homework.

100

The bike ___________(be) much more expensive than he _______________(think) at first. 

The bike was much more expensive than he had thought at first.

100

When I__________(open) the curtains the sun was shining but the ground was white. It _______________(snow) during the night.

When I opened the curtains the sun was shining but the ground was white. It had snowed during the night. 

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