Past simple
John _______________(wait)in his car until his friend (arrive)
John waited in his car until his friend arrived
He__________ (not / be) to Cape Town before 1997.
He had not been to Cape Town before 1997
They ____________(talk) for over an hour before Tony _________.
They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived
Mike has waited here for more than 20 minutes before a bus stopped.
Mike had been waiting here for more than 20 minutes before a bus stopped.
Jill ______________ (phone) Dad a few days before before she________________ ( leave) for her trip.
Jill had phoned Dad a few days before she left for her trip
It_______ (be) great.
It was great
I could not remember the poem we ____________ (learn) the week before.
I could not remember the poem we had learned the week before.
I ____________ (not/study) Turkish very long before I moved there.
I had been studying Turkish very long before I moved there.
When I worked as a tour guide I use to visit museums all the time.
When I worked as a tour guide I used to / would visit museums all the time.
They entered the restaurant. They were served.
After they_______________(enter) the restaurant, they ____________(serve)
They entered the restaurant. They were served.
After they had entered the restaurant, they were served
travelled/ visited
The children collected the chestnuts that ____________ (fall) from the tree.
The children collected the chestnuts that had fallen from the tree
How _______________ (study) Turkish before you ______(move) to Ankara?
How long had you been studying Turkish before you moved to Ankara?
My mum cooked while I read a book.
My mum was cooking while I was reading a book
Did you ____ (watch) cartoons everyday when you ____ (be) a kid?
Did you use to watch cartoons everyday when you were a kid?
It (not / rain)_____________ a lot.
I didn't rain a lot
I thought I knew her. I thought I ___________ (see) her before.
I thought I knew her. I thought I had seen her before.
Mike ________(want) to sit down because he ______________(stand) all day at work.
Mike wanted to sit down because had been standing all day at work
Before I get home, my dad just finished fixing the car
Before I got home, my dad had just finished fixing the car
I could not go out. I broke my leg.
I _______________(go) out because I ________(break) my leg the day before.
I could not go out because I had broken my leg the day before.
Where______________ (spend / you) your last holiday?
Where did you spend your last holiday?
Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he______________ him. (to phone)
Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he had phoned
him.
He was tired because he ___________
_______( exercise) so hard all week.
He was tired because he had been exercising so hard all week.
I would live in Chicago when I was 9 years old.
I used to live in Chicago when I was 9 years old.
_____(be) the team upset because they _____ (lose) the game before the finals?
Was the team upset because they had lost the game before the finals?