Past perfect vs Simple Past 1
We were all happy because we __________________ in our homework in time. (HAND)
We were all happy because we had handed in our homework in time.
By the time I __________________ to school the lesson had already started. (GET)
By the time I got to school the lesson had already started.
We _________________________ for an hour when we finally arrived at the remote village. (WALK)
We had been walking for an hour when we finally arrived at the remote village.
By the time I was 16 I ______________________ to become a scientist. (ALREADY DECIDE)
By the time I was 16 I had already decided to become a scientist.
John asked me where I _____________________ the day before. (BE)
John asked me where I had been the day before.
Mrs Shilton __________________ a primary school teacher for twenty years before she
became headmaster of the school. (BE)
Mrs Shilton had been a primary school teacher for twenty years before she became headmaster of the school.
I ____________________________ up for a few minutes when the doorbell rang and our friends arrived. (ONLY WASH)
I had only been washing up for a few minutes when the doorbell rang and our friends arrived.
I saw the film after I __________________ the book. (READ)
I saw the film after I had read the book.
Suddenly I realised that I _________________________ at the wrong person. He was absolutely innocent. (SHOUT)
Suddenly I realised that I had been shouting at the wrong person. He was absolutely innocent.
As soon as the maid _____________________ scrubbing the kitchen floor, she_______________working in the garden. (FINISH, START)
As soon as the maid had finished scrubbing the kitchen floor, she started working in the garden.
When we got there, we saw that they ______________________ for over 20 minutes. (REST)
When we got there, we saw that they had been resting for over 20 minutes.
He __________________ about the accident before he saw it on TV. (HEAR)
He had heard about the accident before he saw it on TV.
I had already thought of that before you __________________ it up. (BRING)
I had already thought of that before you brought it up.
I ____________________ from my job because I had received an offer from another company. (RESIGN)
I resigned from my job because I had received an offer from another company.
When I _____________________ home, I saw that the children _______________________.(ARRIVE, LEAVE)
When I arrived home, I saw that the children had already left.
We ________________________ dance moves for over two hours, so you can imagine we were very tired. (PRACTICE)
We had been practicing dance moves for over two hours, so you can imagine we were very tired.
I __________________ the office after I had finished writing my last email. (LEAVE)
I left the office after I had finished writing my last email.
She was so tired because she _________________________ football the whole afternoon. (PLAY)
She was so tired because she had been playing football the whole afternoon.
The teacher gave us a break because we ______________________ on the project for several hours. (WORK)
The teacher gave us a break because we had been working on the project for several hours.
I _____________________ my best friend to the party, but he couldn't come because he _____________________ other plans. (INVITE, ALREADY MAKE)
I invited my best friend to the party, but he couldn't come because he had already made other plans.
The film ______________________ when we finally got to the cinema. (ALREADY START)
The film had already started when we finally got to the cinema.
The car __________________ down shortly after we had got on the motorway. (BREAK)
The car broke down shortly after we had got on the motorway.
As soon as the girls had cleaned the house the visitors __________________. (ARRIVE)
As soon as the girls had cleaned the house the visitors arrived.
After dad had finished mowing the lawn, he ____________________ repairing the car. (START)
After dad had finished mowing the lawn, he started repairing the car.
We _____________________ to China because our flight _____________________ on short notice. (NOT GO, CANCEL)
We didn't go to China because our flight had been cancelled on short notice.