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 perfect continuous
had been 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.
I was delighted when I found my keys. I ____ (look) for them for hours.
I was delighted when I found my keys. I had been looking for them for hours.
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.
We were hungry because we (not\eat)
We were hungry because we had not been eating
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.
She was exhausted because she (work) since eight o'clock that morning
She was exhausted because she had been working since eight o'clock that morning
After the guests_______, the kids ________the house. (Leave, clean)
After the guests had left, the kids cleaned the house.
He ____________ the bottle of wine on the floor when he ____________ 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.
Peter was Sally's best friend. She (know) him all her life.
Peter was Sally's best friend. She had known him all her life.