verbs
"to do" in past perfect
had done
I ____________ (watch) when the pizza finally _________ (arrive).
I was watching the show when the pizza finally arrived.
She _______ in Sweden before she _______ to Norway (live/go).
She had lived in Sweden before she went to Norway.
She_________ she __________her purse. (Not know, lost)
She didn't know that she had lost her purse.
After the guests_______, the kids ________the house. (Leave, clean)
After the guests had left, the kids cleaned the house.
"to know" in past perfect
had known
They __________ to the beach, when the police ___________ them for speeding. (drive, stop)
They were driving to the beach, when the police stopped them for speeding.
You _____ Mandarin before you ______ to China (study/move).
You had studied Mandarin before you moved to China.
I _______ outside when it ________to rain (just go/start).
I had just gone outside when it started to rain.
Marc _______ Philadelphia so well because he ______ there for five years (know/live).
Marc knew Philadelphia so well because he had lived there for 5 years.
"to fly" in past perfect
had flown
I ___________ my wallet while we _________to the supermarket. (lose, walk)
I lost my wallet while we were walking to the supermarket.
Before the students ________ to write, the teacher _________ their mobile phones (start/collect).
Before the students started to write, the teacher had collected their mobile phones.
Laura _________ her glasses because her brother ________ them (repair, break).
Laura repaired her glasses because her brother had broken them.
She ________ up all night because she ________ bad news (stay/receive).
She stayed up all night because she had received bad news.
"to rip" in past perfect
had ripped
My mother _____________ when the fire alarm suddenly __________ off. (sleep, go)
My mother was sleeping when the fire alarm suddenly went off.
I________what my mother___________. (Remember, say)
I remembered what my mother had said.
The police_______me what I__________. (Ask, see)
The police asked me what I had seen.
My friend _______to go back to the store because she ___________a beautiful bag. (Want, see)
My friend wanted to go back because she had seen a beautiful bag.
"to sweep" in past perfect
had swept
He ____________ the bottle of wine on the floor while he was ____________ dinner. (drop, cook)
He dropped the bottle of wine on the floor while he was cooking dinner.
When the people________at the cinema the film_________already______. (Arrive, start)
When the people arrived at the cinema the film had already started.
After they__________ Jakarta, they_______to Singapore. (Visit, fly)
After they had visited Jakarta, they flew to Singapore.
He ______________ TV while he_____________ his homework. (watch, do)
He was watching TV while he was doing his homework.