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Yasmín ____ already ____ (paint) her nails when I entered the room.

Yasmín HAD already PAINTED her nails when I entered the room.


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She was happy because she _____ (not meet) her friend in a while. 

She was happy because she had not met her friend in a while. 

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(Hugo / turn off) the TV before he left to go to school?

Had Hugo turned off the TV before he left to go to school?

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After they ____ (see) the Tower, they ____ (go) to Westminster Abbey.

After they HAD SEEN the Tower, they WENT to Westminster Abbey.

2

María and Rocío______ (take) flamenco lessons before they came to the ball.

María and Rocío HAD TAKEN flamenco lessons before they came to the ball.

2

 Erika and Ana arrived at the party on time but it ______ (not start) yet. 

Erika and Ana arrived at the party on time but it hadn't started yet.

2

(Messi / win) a World Cup before 2022?

Had Messi won a World Cup before 2022?

2

Jill ____ (phone) Dad at work before she ____ (leave) for her trip.

Jill HAD PHONED Dad at work before she LEFT for her trip.

3

The siblings_____ (be) ill, that's why they weren't here on Tuesday.

The siblings HAD BEEN ill, that's why they weren't here on Tuesday.

3

You failed the exam because you ______ (not prepare) for it.

You failed the exam because you had not prepared for it. 

3

Mrs Stockbridge, (the butler / already / leave) the house when Mr Stockbridge was murdered?

Mrs Stockbridge, had the butler already left the house when Mr Stockbridge was murdered?

3

She ____ (watch) a video after the children ____ (go) to bed

She WATCHED a video after the children HAD GONE to bed

4

Alex _____ (switch) the projector ON before the teacher arrived.

Alex HAD SWITCHED the projector ON before the teacher arrived.

4

The boys ______ (not do) the exercise on Tuesday, even though they had a test on Wednesday. 

The boys had not done the exercise on Tuesday, even though they had a test on Wednesday.

4

(J.K. Rowling / write) a bestseller before she wrote 'Harry Potter'?

Had J.K. Rowling written a bestseller before she wrote 'Harry Potter'?

4

I ____ (be) very tired because I ____ (study) too much.

I WAS very tired because I HAD STUDIED too much.

5

My parents _____ (arrive) home before I could tidy up. 

My parents HAD ARRIVED home before I could tidy up.

5

We ______ (leave) Cordoba yet when it stopped snowing.

We hadn't left Cordoba yet when it stopped snowing.

5

Before he met Sherlock Holmes, (Dr Watson / never / see) such a complex man.

Before he met Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson had never seen such a complex man.

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When she _____ (arrive) the match ____ already ____ (start)

When she ARRIVED the match HAD already STARTED.