Past simple/past perfect
"to do" in past perfect
had done
"to go" in past continuous
was going
"to know" in past perfect
had known
"to take" in past perfect
had taken
"to eat" in past continuous
was eating
She ________ up all night because she ________ bad news (stay/receive).
She stayed up all night because she had received bad news.
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 when he ______ Paula. (live/meet)
Marc was living in Philadelphiawhen he met Paula.
She _______ in Sweden before she _______ to Norway (live/go).
She had lived in Sweden before she went to Norway.
I ___________ my wallet while we _________to the supermarket. (lose, walk)
I lost my wallet while we were walking to the supermarket.
Before the students ________ the test, the teacher _________ their mobile phones (start/collect).
Before the students started the test, 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.
I ____________ (watch) when the pizza finally _________ (arrive).
I was watching the show when the pizza finally arrived.
She_________ she __________her purse. (Not know, lost)
She didn't know that she had lost her purse.
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.
After the guests_______, the kids ________the house. (Leave, clean)
After the guests had left, the kids cleaned the house.
____ Lucy (clean) the kitchen before her mother ____ (come)?
Had Lucy cleaned the kitchen before her mother came?
Before he _____ a famous actor, he _____ as a clown. (become/work)
Before he became a famous actor, he had worked as a clown.
After they ____ each other at the festival, they ____ best friends. (meet/become)
After they had met each other at the festival, they became best friends.
He ______________ TV while he_____________ his homework. (watch, do)
He was watching TV while hewas doing his homework.