Past simple/past perfect
"to be" in past perfect
had been
"to go" in past continuous
was going
"to wear" in past perfect
had worn
"to catch" in past perfect
had caught
"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. (drive/stop)
They were driving to the beach, when the police stopped them.
When the people________at the cinema, the film_________already______. (arrive/start)
When the people arrived at the cinema, the film had already started.
I ____ outside when it _____to rain (go/start).
I had gone outside when it started to rain.
Marc _______ London so well because he ______ there for five years (know/live).
Marc knew London so well because he had lived there for 5 years.
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 _____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.
I _____ the show when the pizza finally _____ (watch/arrive).
I was watching the show when the pizza finally arrived.
She_________ where she __________her bag. (not know/lost)
She didn't know where she had lost her bag.
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 to the store 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.
He ______ the bottle of water on the floor while he was ______ dinner. (drop/cook)
He dropped the bottle of water on the floor while he was cooking dinner.
Before I ______ the house, I ____ the dress in the washing machine. (leave/ put)
Before I left the house, I had put the dress in the washing machine.
After they_____ London, they_____to Moscow. (visit/fly)
After they had visited London, they flew to Moscow.
He _____ TV while he ____ homework. (watch/do)
He was watching TV while he was doing his homework.