Which Is Better?
Choose the BEST sentence.
a) I had eaten breakfast before I left home.
b) I ate breakfast before I had left home.
c) I have eaten breakfast before I left home.
a) I had eaten breakfast before I left home.
She had went home already.
She had gone home already.
Simple Past → Past Perfect
“They left before I arrived.”
They had left before I arrived.
(Positive Sentence)
use “finish / homework / before 8 p.m.”
I had finished my homework before 8 p.m.
Two past actions. Which happened FIRST?
a) She has finished the test when the bell rang.
b) She finished the test when the bell had rang.
c) She had finished the test when the bell rang.
c) She had finished the test when the bell rang.
They hadn’t saw the problem before.
They hadn’t seen the problem before.
Past Perfect → Simple Past
“She had lost her bag before she reached school.”
She lost her bag before she reached school.
(Negative Sentece)
use “not / see / elephant / before last year”
I hadn’t seen an elephant before last year.
Choose the BEST sentence.
a) They never had seen snow before their trip.
b) They had never seen snow before their trip.
c) They have never seen snow before their trip.
b) They had never seen snow before their trip.
Have you ever went to a concert before last year?
Had you ever gone to a concert before last year?
Simple Past → Past Perfect
“I didn’t eat before the meeting started.”
I hadn’t eaten before the meeting started.
(Question Sentence)
use “ever / eat / durian / before”
Had you ever eaten durian before?
Choose the BEST sentence.
a) By the time we arrived, the movie had started.
b) By the time we arrived, the movie started.
c) By the time we had arrived, the movie started.
a) By the time we arrived, the movie had started.
I had finished my work yesterday.
I had finished my work.
Past Perfect → Simple Past
“We had cleaned the house before Mum came home.”
We cleaned the house before Mum came home.
(Negative Sentence)
use “not / pack / bag / when the taxi arrived”
I hadn’t packed my bag when the taxi arrived.
Clue: event A = losing wallet, event B = realising it
a) I realised I lost my wallet.
b) I had realised I lost my wallet.
c) I realised I had lost my wallet.
c) I realised I had lost my wallet.
When I arrived, he had waiting for me.
When I arrived, he had waited for me.
Simple Past → Past Perfect
“The players left the field after the game ended.”
First happened: the game ended
Second happened: players left
Transform the FIRST action only:
✅ The players left the field after the game had ended.
use “already / leave / before we reached the hall”
They had already left before we reached the hall.